diff --git a/bin/zkServer.sh b/bin/zkServer.sh
index 51dbe9f..bc9be90 100755
--- a/bin/zkServer.sh
+++ b/bin/zkServer.sh
@@ -92,14 +92,7 @@ then
     ZOOCFG="$2"
 fi
 
-if $cygwin
-then
-    ZOOCFG=`cygpath -wp "$ZOOCFG"`
-    # cygwin has a "kill" in the shell itself, gets confused
-    KILL=/bin/kill
-else
-    KILL=kill
-fi
+KILL=kill
 
 echo "Using config: $ZOOCFG" >&2