diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
index d7d6cc0cd7..6736a66006 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/bgwriter.c
@@ -197,13 +197,6 @@ BackgroundWriterMain(void)
 		 */
 		pg_usleep(1000000L);
 
-		/*
-		 * Close all open files after any error.  This is helpful on Windows,
-		 * where holding deleted files open causes various strange errors.
-		 * It's not clear we need it elsewhere, but shouldn't hurt.
-		 */
-		smgrcloseall();
-
 		/* Report wait end here, when there is no further possibility of wait */
 		pgstat_report_wait_end();
 	}
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c b/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
index 5e949fc885..a7bf00b060 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/checkpointer.c
@@ -301,13 +301,6 @@ CheckpointerMain(void)
 		 * fast as we can.
 		 */
 		pg_usleep(1000000L);
-
-		/*
-		 * Close all open files after any error.  This is helpful on Windows,
-		 * where holding deleted files open causes various strange errors.
-		 * It's not clear we need it elsewhere, but shouldn't hurt.
-		 */
-		smgrcloseall();
 	}
 
 	/* We can now handle ereport(ERROR) */
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/walwriter.c b/src/backend/postmaster/walwriter.c
index 75c9f8707b..e079dc65c8 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/walwriter.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/walwriter.c
@@ -186,13 +186,6 @@ WalWriterMain(void)
 		 * fast as we can.
 		 */
 		pg_usleep(1000000L);
-
-		/*
-		 * Close all open files after any error.  This is helpful on Windows,
-		 * where holding deleted files open causes various strange errors.
-		 * It's not clear we need it elsewhere, but shouldn't hurt.
-		 */
-		smgrcloseall();
 	}
 
 	/* We can now handle ereport(ERROR) */