diff --git a/changelog/62152.fixed b/changelog/62152.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..752188afe75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/62152.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Make sure lingering PAexec-*.exe files in the Windows directory are cleaned up
diff --git a/tests/pytests/unit/utils/test_cloud.py b/tests/pytests/unit/utils/test_cloud.py
index 52c53801eaf..2db288af580 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/unit/utils/test_cloud.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/unit/utils/test_cloud.py
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ def test_run_psexec_command_cleanup_lingering_paexec():
     pytest.importorskip("pypsexec.client", reason="Requires PyPsExec")
     mock_psexec = patch("salt.utils.cloud.PsExecClient", autospec=True)
     mock_scmr = patch("salt.utils.cloud.ScmrService", autospec=True)
+    # We're mocking 'remove_service' because all we care about is the cleanup
+    # command
     mock_rm_svc = patch("salt.utils.cloud.Client.remove_service", autospec=True)
     with mock_psexec as mock_client, mock_scmr, mock_rm_svc:
         mock_client.return_value.session = MagicMock(username="Gary")