diff --git a/salt/__init__.py b/salt/__init__.py
index be8108888b6..116d7b5595f 100644
--- a/salt/__init__.py
+++ b/salt/__init__.py
@@ -2,16 +2,12 @@
 Salt package
 """
 
-import asyncio
 import importlib
 import locale
 import os
 import sys
 import warnings
 
-if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
-    asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(asyncio.WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy())
-
 if sys.version_info < (3,):  # pragma: no cover
     sys.stderr.write(
         "\n\nAfter the Sodium release, 3001, Salt no longer supports Python 2. Exiting.\n\n"