diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4f0d0017f3b09885795b1208215c5f7ae13f16a9..024ca8f12af66c32231af5e47fbec610429b824a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2440,9 +2440,6 @@ endif
 
 
 install-plugins: $(PROTOC_PLUGINS)
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
-	$(Q) false
-else
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing grpc protoc plugins"
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/bin
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cpp_plugin $(prefix)/bin/grpc_cpp_plugin
@@ -2458,7 +2455,6 @@ else
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_python_plugin $(prefix)/bin/grpc_python_plugin
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/bin
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_ruby_plugin $(prefix)/bin/grpc_ruby_plugin
-endif
 
 install-pkg-config_c: pc_c pc_c_unsecure
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing C pkg-config files"
diff --git a/templates/Makefile.template b/templates/Makefile.template
index 3844918de286e9d3c65fe454116c4ab1060147e2..1b6bc0e93de18ae3a1aa45f7265d8a4f64b7936f 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.template
+++ b/templates/Makefile.template
@@ -1332,9 +1332,6 @@
   ${install_shared("csharp")}
 
   install-plugins: $(PROTOC_PLUGINS)
-  ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
-  	$(Q) false
-  else
   	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing grpc protoc plugins"
   % for tgt in targets:
   % if tgt.build == 'protoc':
@@ -1342,7 +1339,6 @@
   	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/${tgt.name} $(prefix)/bin/${tgt.name}
   % endif
   % endfor
-  endif
 
   install-pkg-config_c: pc_c pc_c_unsecure
   	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing C pkg-config files"