diff --git a/deps/libuv b/deps/libuv
index 0bae1555437bc..5bf16a9b86b2b 160000
--- a/deps/libuv
+++ b/deps/libuv
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0bae1555437bcb1af2df9d3f320837a2a79f6e6d
+Subproject commit 5bf16a9b86b2b059b20703d52c1dbba5979b6f5c
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 49f539bdd4f12..e4a5e6b0b351c 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -466,10 +466,6 @@ void *init_stdio_handle(uv_file fd,int readable)
     // On windows however, libuv objects remember streams by their HANDLE, so this is
     // unnessecary.
     fd = dup(fd);
-#else
-    // Duplicate the file descritor so libuv can later close it without having to worry
-    // about needing to keep its handle open
-    fd = _dup(fd);
 #endif
     //printf("%d: %d -- %d\n", fd, type, 0);
     switch(type) {