diff --git a/src/platform/windows/window.rs b/src/platform/windows/window.rs
index 764008f0..2211e763 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows/window.rs
@@ -357,19 +357,10 @@ impl Drop for Window {
     }
 }
 
-/// A simple wrapper that destroys the window when it is destroyed.
+/// A simple non-owning wrapper around a window.
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub struct WindowWrapper(HWND, HDC);
 
-impl Drop for WindowWrapper {
-    #[inline]
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        unsafe {
-            winuser::DestroyWindow(self.0);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 unsafe fn init(window: WindowAttributes, pl_attribs: PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes,
                inserter: events_loop::Inserter) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
     let title = OsStr::new(&window.title).encode_wide().chain(Some(0).into_iter())