diff --git a/lib/puppet/file_system/file19windows.rb b/lib/puppet/file_system/file19windows.rb
index bf114bc97..7ebba2cf4 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/file_system/file19windows.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/file_system/file19windows.rb
@@ -1,111 +1,108 @@
 require 'puppet/file_system/file19'
 require 'puppet/util/windows'
 
 class Puppet::FileSystem::File19Windows < Puppet::FileSystem::File19
 
   def exist?(path)
     if ! Puppet.features.manages_symlinks?
       return ::File.exist?(path)
     end
 
     path = path.to_str if path.respond_to?(:to_str) # support WatchedFile
     path = path.to_s # support String and Pathname
 
     begin
       if Puppet::Util::Windows::File.symlink?(path)
         path = Puppet::Util::Windows::File.readlink(path)
       end
       ! Puppet::Util::Windows::File.stat(path).nil?
     rescue # generally INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE which means 'file not found'
       false
     end
   end
 
   def symlink(path, dest, options = {})
     raise_if_symlinks_unsupported
 
     dest_exists = exist?(dest) # returns false on dangling symlink
     dest_stat = Puppet::Util::Windows::File.stat(dest) if dest_exists
     dest_symlink = Puppet::Util::Windows::File.symlink?(dest)
 
     # silent fail to preserve semantics of original FileUtils
     return 0 if dest_exists && dest_stat.ftype == 'directory'
 
     if dest_exists && dest_stat.ftype == 'file' && options[:force] != true
       raise(Errno::EEXIST, "#{dest} already exists and the :force option was not specified")
     end
 
     if options[:noop] != true
       ::File.delete(dest) if dest_exists # can only be file
       Puppet::Util::Windows::File.symlink(path, dest)
     end
 
     0
   end
 
   def symlink?(path)
     return false if ! Puppet.features.manages_symlinks?
     Puppet::Util::Windows::File.symlink?(path)
   end
 
   def readlink(path)
     raise_if_symlinks_unsupported
     Puppet::Util::Windows::File.readlink(path)
   end
 
   def unlink(*file_names)
     if ! Puppet.features.manages_symlinks?
       return ::File.unlink(*file_names)
     end
 
     file_names.each do |file_name|
       file_name = file_name.to_s # handle PathName
       stat = Puppet::Util::Windows::File.stat(file_name) rescue nil
 
       # sigh, Ruby + Windows :(
       if stat && stat.ftype == 'directory'
         if Puppet::Util::Windows::File.symlink?(file_name)
           Dir.rmdir(file_name)
         else
           raise Errno::EPERM.new(file_name)
         end
       else
         ::File.unlink(file_name)
       end
     end
 
     file_names.length
   end
 
   def stat(path)
-    if ! Puppet.features.manages_symlinks?
-      return super
-    end
     Puppet::Util::Windows::File.stat(path)
   end
 
   def lstat(path)
     if ! Puppet.features.manages_symlinks?
       return Puppet::Util::Windows::File.stat(path)
     end
     Puppet::Util::Windows::File.lstat(path)
   end
 
   def chmod(mode, path)
     Puppet::Util::Windows::Security.set_mode(mode, path.to_s)
   end
 
   private
 
   def raise_if_symlinks_unsupported
     if ! Puppet.features.manages_symlinks?
       msg = "This version of Windows does not support symlinks.  Windows Vista / 2008 or higher is required."
       raise Puppet::Util::Windows::Error.new(msg)
     end
 
     if ! Puppet::Util::Windows::Process.process_privilege_symlink?
       Puppet.warning "The current user does not have the necessary permission to manage symlinks."
     end
   end
 
 end