diff --git a/src/applications/drydock/blueprint/DrydockPreallocatedHostBlueprintImplementation.php b/src/applications/drydock/blueprint/DrydockPreallocatedHostBlueprintImplementation.php
--- a/src/applications/drydock/blueprint/DrydockPreallocatedHostBlueprintImplementation.php
+++ b/src/applications/drydock/blueprint/DrydockPreallocatedHostBlueprintImplementation.php
@@ -77,20 +77,7 @@
 
     $cmd = $lease->getInterface('command');
 
-    if ($v_platform !== 'windows') {
-      $cmd->execx('mkdir %s', $full_path);
-    } else {
-      // Windows is terrible. The mkdir command doesn't even support putting
-      // the path in quotes. IN QUOTES. ARGUHRGHUGHHGG!! Do some terribly
-      // inaccurate sanity checking since we can't safely escape the path.
-      if (preg_match('/^[A-Z]\\:\\\\[a-zA-Z0-9\\\\\\ ]/', $full_path) === 0) {
-        throw new Exception(
-          pht(
-            'Unsafe path detected for Windows platform: "%s".',
-            $full_path));
-      }
-      $cmd->execx('mkdir %C', $full_path);
-    }
+    $cmd->execx('mkdir %s', $full_path);
 
     $lease->setAttribute('path', $full_path);
   }