diff --git a/standalone/windows/build.sh b/standalone/windows/build.sh
index a9c04fde7e..92dfe71dce 100755
--- a/standalone/windows/build.sh
+++ b/standalone/windows/build.sh
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ withcyg () {
 	PATH="$PATH:c:/cygwin/bin" "$@"
 }
 
-git --version || echo "git failed to run!"
-withcyg git --version || echo "cygwin git failed to run!"
-c:/cygwin/bin/git --version || echo "explicit cygwin git failed to run!"
-c:/MinGw/msys/1.0/bin/bash.exe -c "echo hi"
-
 # This tells git-annex where to upgrade itself from.
 UPGRADE_LOCATION=http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/windows/current/git-annex-installer.exe