diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 5dd469362..8fa9089a3 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-11-19  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* wincap.cc (wincapc::init): Revert previous change.  It's not working.
+
 2013-11-19  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 	* net.cc (cygwin_getaddrinfo): Fix a comment.  Only memset whints if
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/release/1.7.26 b/winsup/cygwin/release/1.7.26
index 962a8b9ec..722606cd0 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/release/1.7.26
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/release/1.7.26
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ What changed:
 - The header /usr/include/exceptions.h, containing implementation details for
   32 bit Windows' exception handling only, has been removed.
 
-- Against all odds, report correct OS kernel version number on Windows 8.1
-  and Windows Server 2012 R2.
-  See: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2013-11/msg00343.html
-
 
 Bug fixes:
 ----------
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/wincap.cc b/winsup/cygwin/wincap.cc
index 9a4708c3c..d84679df5 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/wincap.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/wincap.cc
@@ -197,15 +197,6 @@ wincapc::init ()
 	    case 1:
 	      caps = &wincap_7;
 	      break;
-	    case 2:
-	      /* Hack for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012R2:  If the executable is
-		 missing a Windows 8.1 mainfest, the OS returns dwMinorVersion
-		 2, as if it's running on Windows 8 or Server 2012.  The
-		 correct dwMinorVersion is 3 for 8.1/2012R2, though, so we're
-		 fixing this up here. */
-	      if (version.dwBuildNumber >= 9200)
-		version.dwMinorVersion = 3;
-	      /*FALLTHRU*/
 	    default:
 	      caps = &wincap_8;
 	      break;