1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/tarfile.py b/Lib/tarfile.py
index ab74cc5..b678185 100644
--- a/Lib/tarfile.py
+++ b/Lib/tarfile.py
@@ -2284,10 +2284,6 @@ class TarFile(object):
         """
         if not hasattr(os, 'utime'):
             return
-        if sys.platform == "win32" and tarinfo.isdir():
-            # According to msdn.microsoft.com, it is an error (EACCES)
-            # to use utime() on directories.
-            return
         try:
             os.utime(targetpath, (tarinfo.mtime, tarinfo.mtime))
         except EnvironmentError, e: