diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ executed `git fetch --tags` followed by the `./init-tests-after-clone.sh`
script in the repository root. Otherwise you will encounter test failures.

On _Windows_, make sure you have `git-daemon` in your PATH. For MINGW-git, the `git-daemon.exe`
-exists in `Git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\`; CYGWIN has no daemon, but should get along fine
-with MINGW's.

#### Install test dependencies


diff --git a/test/lib/helper.py b/test/lib/helper.py
@@ -177,12 +177,10 @@ def git_daemon_launched(base_path, ip, port):
    gd = None
    try:
        if is_win:
-            ## On MINGW-git, daemon exists in .\Git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\,
-            #  but if invoked as 'git daemon', it detaches from parent `git` cmd,
-            #  and then CANNOT DIE!
-            #  So, invoke it as a single command.
-            ## Cygwin-git has no daemon.  But it can use MINGW's.
-            #
            daemon_cmd = [
                "git-daemon",
                "--enable=receive-pack",
@@ -217,12 +215,11 @@ def git_daemon_launched(base_path, ip, port):
        )
        if is_win:
            msg += textwrap.dedent(
-                r"""

            On Windows,
              the `git-daemon.exe` must be in PATH.
-              For MINGW, look into .\Git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\), but problems with paths might appear.
-              CYGWIN has no daemon, but if one exists, it gets along fine (but has also paths problems)."""
            )
        log.warning(msg, ex, ip, port, base_path, base_path, exc_info=1)

@@ -305,7 +302,7 @@ def remote_repo_creator(self):
                    cw.set("url", remote_repo_url)

                with git_daemon_launched(
-                    Git.polish_url(base_daemon_path, is_cygwin=False),  # No daemon in Cygwin.
                    "127.0.0.1",
                    GIT_DAEMON_PORT,
                ):