diff --git a/dftimewolf/lib/collectors/grr_hosts.py b/dftimewolf/lib/collectors/grr_hosts.py
index a8346706b..239e3d916 100644
--- a/dftimewolf/lib/collectors/grr_hosts.py
+++ b/dftimewolf/lib/collectors/grr_hosts.py
@@ -858,10 +858,6 @@ def Process(self, container: containers.Host
       if not artifact_list:
         return
 
-      if client.data.os_info.system.lower() == 'windows':
-        self.logger.debug("Switching to raw filesystem access for Windows.")
-        self.use_raw_filesystem_access = True
-
       flow_args = flows_pb2.ArtifactCollectorFlowArgs(
         artifact_list=artifact_list,
         use_raw_filesystem_access=self.use_raw_filesystem_access,
diff --git a/tests/lib/collectors/grr_hosts.py b/tests/lib/collectors/grr_hosts.py
index d7c529e91..133c4c5d1 100644
--- a/tests/lib/collectors/grr_hosts.py
+++ b/tests/lib/collectors/grr_hosts.py
@@ -302,8 +302,7 @@ def testProcessWindowsArtifacts(self,
     self.grr_artifact_collector.PostProcess()
 
     kwargs = mock_ArtifactCollectorFlowArgs.call_args[1]
-    # Raw access for Windows
-    self.assertTrue(kwargs['use_raw_filesystem_access'])
+    self.assertFalse(kwargs["use_raw_filesystem_access"])
 
   @mock.patch('grr_api_client.api.InitHttp')
   @mock.patch('grr_api_client.flow.FlowRef.Get')