diff --git a/ignore/src/walk.rs b/ignore/src/walk.rs
index 35b00066f..8c2c35ee3 100644
--- a/ignore/src/walk.rs
+++ b/ignore/src/walk.rs
@@ -216,19 +216,6 @@ impl DirEntryInner {
     }
 
     /// Returns true if and only if this entry points to a directory.
-    ///
-    /// This works around a bug in Rust's standard library:
-    /// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/46484
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    fn is_dir(&self) -> bool {
-        self.metadata().map(|md| metadata_is_dir(&md)).unwrap_or(false)
-    }
-
-    /// Returns true if and only if this entry points to a directory.
-    ///
-    /// This works around a bug in Rust's standard library:
-    /// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/46484
-    #[cfg(not(windows))]
     fn is_dir(&self) -> bool {
         self.file_type().map(|ft| ft.is_dir()).unwrap_or(false)
     }
@@ -253,10 +240,6 @@ struct DirEntryRaw {
     ino: u64,
     /// The underlying metadata (Windows only). We store this on Windows
     /// because this comes for free while reading a directory.
-    ///
-    /// We use this to determine whether an entry is a directory or not, which
-    /// works around a bug in Rust's standard library:
-    /// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/46484
     #[cfg(windows)]
     metadata: fs::Metadata,
 }
@@ -509,7 +492,7 @@ impl WalkBuilder {
                 (p.to_path_buf(), None)
             } else {
                 let mut wd = WalkDir::new(p);
-                wd = wd.follow_links(follow_links || path_is_file(p));
+                wd = wd.follow_links(follow_links || p.is_file());
                 if let Some(max_depth) = max_depth {
                     wd = wd.max_depth(max_depth);
                 }
@@ -776,7 +759,7 @@ impl Walk {
             return false;
         }
 
-        let is_dir = walkdir_entry_is_dir(ent);
+        let is_dir = ent.file_type().is_dir();
         let max_size = self.max_filesize;
         let should_skip_path = skip_path(&self.ig, ent.path(), is_dir);
         let should_skip_filesize = if !is_dir && max_size.is_some() {
@@ -805,7 +788,7 @@ impl Iterator for Walk {
                         }
                         Some((path, Some(it))) => {
                             self.it = Some(it);
-                            if path_is_dir(&path) {
+                            if path.is_dir() {
                                 let (ig, err) = self.ig_root.add_parents(path);
                                 self.ig = ig;
                                 if let Some(err) = err {
@@ -895,7 +878,7 @@ impl Iterator for WalkEventIter {
             None => None,
             Some(Err(err)) => Some(Err(err)),
             Some(Ok(dent)) => {
-                if walkdir_entry_is_dir(&dent) {
+                if dent.file_type().is_dir() {
                     self.depth += 1;
                     Some(Ok(WalkEvent::Dir(dent)))
                 } else {
@@ -1434,62 +1417,6 @@ fn skip_path(ig: &Ignore, path: &Path, is_dir: bool) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-/// Returns true if and only if this path points to a directory.
-///
-/// This works around a bug in Rust's standard library:
-/// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/46484
-#[cfg(windows)]
-fn path_is_dir(path: &Path) -> bool {
-    fs::metadata(path).map(|md| metadata_is_dir(&md)).unwrap_or(false)
-}
-
-/// Returns true if and only if this entry points to a directory.
-#[cfg(not(windows))]
-fn path_is_dir(path: &Path) -> bool {
-    path.is_dir()
-}
-
-/// Returns true if and only if this path points to a file.
-///
-/// This works around a bug in Rust's standard library:
-/// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/46484
-#[cfg(windows)]
-fn path_is_file(path: &Path) -> bool {
-    !path_is_dir(path)
-}
-
-/// Returns true if and only if this entry points to a directory.
-#[cfg(not(windows))]
-fn path_is_file(path: &Path) -> bool {
-    path.is_file()
-}
-
-/// Returns true if and only if the given walkdir entry points to a directory.
-///
-/// This works around a bug in Rust's standard library:
-/// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/46484
-#[cfg(windows)]
-fn walkdir_entry_is_dir(dent: &walkdir::DirEntry) -> bool {
-    dent.metadata().map(|md| metadata_is_dir(&md)).unwrap_or(false)
-}
-
-/// Returns true if and only if the given walkdir entry points to a directory.
-#[cfg(not(windows))]
-fn walkdir_entry_is_dir(dent: &walkdir::DirEntry) -> bool {
-    dent.file_type().is_dir()
-}
-
-/// Returns true if and only if the given metadata points to a directory.
-///
-/// This works around a bug in Rust's standard library:
-/// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/46484
-#[cfg(windows)]
-fn metadata_is_dir(md: &fs::Metadata) -> bool {
-    use std::os::windows::fs::MetadataExt;
-    use winapi::um::winnt::FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY;
-    md.file_attributes() & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY != 0
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::fs::{self, File};
diff --git a/src/subject.rs b/src/subject.rs
index 61b345549..741b4fddc 100644
--- a/src/subject.rs
+++ b/src/subject.rs
@@ -172,36 +172,11 @@ impl Subject {
     }
 
     /// Returns true if and only if this subject points to a directory.
-    ///
-    /// This works around a bug in Rust's standard library:
-    /// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/46484
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    fn is_dir(&self) -> bool {
-        use std::os::windows::fs::MetadataExt;
-        use winapi::um::winnt::FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY;
-
-        self.dent.metadata().map(|md| {
-            md.file_attributes() & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY != 0
-        }).unwrap_or(false)
-    }
-
-    /// Returns true if and only if this subject points to a directory.
-    #[cfg(not(windows))]
     fn is_dir(&self) -> bool {
         self.dent.file_type().map_or(false, |ft| ft.is_dir())
     }
 
     /// Returns true if and only if this subject points to a file.
-    ///
-    /// This works around a bug in Rust's standard library:
-    /// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/46484
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    fn is_file(&self) -> bool {
-        !self.is_dir()
-    }
-
-    /// Returns true if and only if this subject points to a file.
-    #[cfg(not(windows))]
     fn is_file(&self) -> bool {
         self.dent.file_type().map_or(false, |ft| ft.is_file())
     }