diff --git a/fs/ensure_symlink.ts b/fs/ensure_symlink.ts
index 09452a8ceaa0..9b7cc429c721 100644
--- a/fs/ensure_symlink.ts
+++ b/fs/ensure_symlink.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import { ensureDir, ensureDirSync } from "./ensure_dir.ts";
 import { exists, existsSync } from "./exists.ts";
 import { getFileInfoType } from "./utils.ts";
 
-const isWindows = Deno.platform.os === "win";
-
 /**
  * Ensures that the link exists.
  * If the directory structure does not exist, it is created.
@@ -30,12 +28,7 @@ export async function ensureSymlink(src: string, dest: string): Promise<void> {
 
   await ensureDir(path.dirname(dest));
 
-  // TODO(axetroy): remove this if condition. refs: https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/2169
-  if (isWindows) {
-    await Deno.symlink(src, dest, srcFilePathType || undefined);
-  } else {
-    await Deno.symlink(src, dest);
-  }
+  await Deno.symlink(src, dest, srcFilePathType);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -62,10 +55,5 @@ export function ensureSymlinkSync(src: string, dest: string): void {
 
   ensureDirSync(path.dirname(dest));
 
-  // TODO(axetroy): remove this if condition. refs: https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/2169
-  if (isWindows) {
-    Deno.symlinkSync(src, dest, srcFilePathType || undefined);
-  } else {
-    Deno.symlinkSync(src, dest);
-  }
+  Deno.symlinkSync(src, dest, srcFilePathType);
 }