diff --git a/Utilities/File.cpp b/Utilities/File.cpp
index f846205007..7bc1963604 100644
--- a/Utilities/File.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/File.cpp
@@ -1328,15 +1328,6 @@ fs::native_handle fs::file::get_handle() const
 #endif
 }
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-bool fs::file::set_delete(bool autodelete) const
-{
-	FILE_DISPOSITION_INFO disp;
-	disp.DeleteFileW = autodelete;
-	return SetFileInformationByHandle(get_handle(), FileDispositionInfo, &disp, sizeof(disp)) != 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 void fs::dir::xnull() const
 {
 	fmt::throw_exception<std::logic_error>("fs::dir is null");
diff --git a/Utilities/File.h b/Utilities/File.h
index 5f805d438b..6e426d365c 100644
--- a/Utilities/File.h
+++ b/Utilities/File.h
@@ -377,11 +377,6 @@ namespace fs
 			if (!m_file) xnull();
 			return m_file->write_gather(buffers, buf_count);
 		}
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		// Windows-specific function
-		bool set_delete(bool autodelete = true) const;
-#endif
 	};
 
 	class dir final
diff --git a/Utilities/Log.cpp b/Utilities/Log.cpp
index 7730575b6f..fbb0fc1fca 100644
--- a/Utilities/Log.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/Log.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,9 @@ logs::file_writer::file_writer(const std::string& name)
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 		// Autodelete compressed log file
-		m_fout2.set_delete();
+		FILE_DISPOSITION_INFO disp;
+		disp.DeleteFileW = true;
+		SetFileInformationByHandle(m_fout2.get_handle(), FileDispositionInfo, &disp, sizeof(disp));
 #endif
 	}
 	catch (const std::exception& e)
@@ -495,7 +497,9 @@ logs::file_writer::~file_writer()
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	// Cancel compressed log file autodeletion
-	m_fout2.set_delete(false);
+	FILE_DISPOSITION_INFO disp;
+	disp.DeleteFileW = false;
+	SetFileInformationByHandle(m_fout2.get_handle(), FileDispositionInfo, &disp, sizeof(disp));
 
 	UnmapViewOfFile(m_fptr);
 	CloseHandle(m_fmap);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/VFS.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/VFS.cpp
index 803d6ae922..95da084ee3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/VFS.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/VFS.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 #include "Utilities/mutex.h"
 #include "Utilities/StrUtil.h"
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <Windows.h>
+#endif
+
 struct vfs_directory
 {
 	// Real path (empty if root or not exists)
@@ -599,7 +603,9 @@ bool vfs::host::unlink(const std::string& path, const std::string& dev_root)
 		if (fs::file f{dummy, fs::read + fs::write})
 		{
 			// Set to delete on close on last handle
-			f.set_delete();
+			FILE_DISPOSITION_INFO disp;
+			disp.DeleteFileW = true;
+			SetFileInformationByHandle(f.get_handle(), FileDispositionInfo, &disp, sizeof(disp));
 			return true;
 		}