diff --git a/locales/app.yml b/locales/app.yml
index a0099955..2d553f5f 100644
--- a/locales/app.yml
+++ b/locales/app.yml
@@ -1062,14 +1062,6 @@ _version: 2
   zh_CN: "模拟运行"
   zh_TW: "模擬執行"
   de: "Testlauf"
-"Topgrade Upgraded":
-  en: "Topgrade Upgraded"
-  lt: "Topgrade atnaujintas"
-  es: "Topgrade Actualizado"
-  fr: "Topgrade mis à jour"
-  zh_CN: "已升级 Topgrade"
-  zh_TW: "已更新 Topgrade"
-  de: "Topgrade aktualisiert"
 
 # Summary texts
 "OK":
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 78a06845..ea985ed0 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -116,14 +116,3 @@ impl Display for SkipStep {
         write!(f, "{}", self.0)
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(all(windows, feature = "self-update"))]
-#[derive(Error, Debug)]
-pub struct Upgraded(pub ExitStatus);
-
-#[cfg(all(windows, feature = "self-update"))]
-impl Display for Upgraded {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "{}", t!("Topgrade Upgraded"))
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1c78f16d..b13f58d5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ use tracing::debug;
 
 use self::config::{CommandLineArgs, Config};
 use self::error::StepFailed;
-#[cfg(all(windows, feature = "self-update"))]
-use self::error::Upgraded;
 use self::runner::StepResult;
 #[allow(clippy::wildcard_imports)]
 use self::steps::{remote::*, *};
@@ -335,13 +333,6 @@ fn main() {
             exit(0);
         }
         Err(error) => {
-            #[cfg(all(windows, feature = "self-update"))]
-            {
-                if let Some(Upgraded(status)) = error.downcast_ref::<Upgraded>() {
-                    exit(status.code().unwrap());
-                }
-            }
-
             let skip_print = (error.downcast_ref::<StepFailed>().is_some())
                 || (error
                     .downcast_ref::<io::Error>()
diff --git a/src/self_update.rs b/src/self_update.rs
index 6a237905..cb8b49a8 100644
--- a/src/self_update.rs
+++ b/src/self_update.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 use std::env;
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt as _;
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use std::process::exit;
 use std::process::Command;
 
 use crate::step::Step;
-use color_eyre::eyre::{bail, Result};
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use color_eyre::eyre::bail;
+use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use rust_i18n::t;
 use self_update_crate::backends::github::Update;
 use self_update_crate::update::UpdateStatus;
 
 use super::terminal::{print_info, print_separator};
-#[cfg(windows)]
-use crate::error::Upgraded;
-
 use crate::execution_context::ExecutionContext;
 
 pub fn self_update(ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn self_update(ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {
                 {
                     #[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
                     let status = command.status()?;
-                    bail!(Upgraded(status));
+                    exit(status.code().expect("This cannot return None on Windows"));
                 }
             }
         }