diff --git a/vm/gc.cpp b/vm/gc.cpp
index 866a19f7f6..0de3dac91f 100755
--- a/vm/gc.cpp
+++ b/vm/gc.cpp
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@ void factor_vm::set_current_gc_op(gc_op op)
 
 void factor_vm::gc(gc_op op, cell requested_bytes, bool trace_contexts_p)
 {
-	/* Save and reset FPU state before, restore it after, so that
-	nano_count() doesn't bomb on Windows if inexact traps are enabled
-	(fun huh?) */
-	cell fpu_state = get_fpu_state();
-
 	assert(!gc_off);
 	assert(!current_gc);
 
@@ -212,8 +207,6 @@ void factor_vm::gc(gc_op op, cell requested_bytes, bool trace_contexts_p)
 
 	delete current_gc;
 	current_gc = NULL;
-
-	set_fpu_state(fpu_state);
 }
 
 /* primitive_minor_gc() is invoked by inline GC checks, and it needs to fill in