diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/windows.rs b/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/windows.rs
index 5b6f4cedf1b7..2221023a2125 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/windows.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/windows.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub(super) mod netc {
     }
 }
 
-pub use crate::sys::pal::winsock::{cleanup, cvt, cvt_gai, cvt_r, startup as init};
+pub use crate::sys::pal::winsock::{cvt, cvt_gai, cvt_r, startup as init};
 
 #[expect(missing_debug_implementations)]
 pub struct Socket(OwnedSocket);
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/mod.rs
index 18ab34982676..a5f060080130 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/mod.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub unsafe fn init(_argc: isize, _argv: *const *const u8, _sigpipe: u8) {
 // SAFETY: must be called only once during runtime cleanup.
 // NOTE: this is not guaranteed to run, for example when the program aborts.
 pub unsafe fn cleanup() {
-    crate::sys::net::cleanup();
+    winsock::cleanup();
 }
 
 #[inline]