diff --git a/gcl b/gcl
index 5c1dcb42c7..c0cface834 100755
--- a/gcl
+++ b/gcl
@@ -5,10 +5,4 @@
 
 base_dir=$(dirname "$0")
 
-# Use the batch file as an entry point if on cygwin.
-if [ "${OSTYPE}" = "cygwin" -a "${TERM}" != "xterm" ]; then
-   ${base_dir}/gcl.bat "$@"
-   exit
-fi
-
 exec python "$base_dir/gcl.py" "$@"
diff --git a/update_depot_tools b/update_depot_tools
index a466d3aabc..85d06b6253 100755
--- a/update_depot_tools
+++ b/update_depot_tools
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ get_svn_revision() {
   echo `svn info "$base_dir" | awk '{ if ($1 == "Revision:") { print $2 }}'`
 }
 
-# Update git checkouts prior the cygwin check, we don't want to use msysgit.
+# Update git checkouts.
 if [ "X$DEPOT_TOOLS_UPDATE" != "X0" -a -e "$base_dir/.git" ]
 then
   cd $base_dir