diff --git a/lib/mkdirs/__tests__/umask.test.js b/lib/mkdirs/__tests__/umask.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e911dbc5..00000000
--- a/lib/mkdirs/__tests__/umask.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const assert = require('assert')
-const fs = require('fs')
-const path = require('path')
-const os = require('os')
-const fse = require('../../')
-
-/* global afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it */
-
-describe('mkdirp', () => {
-  let TEST_DIR
-  let _rndDir
-
-  // should investigate this test and file more
-  if (os.platform().indexOf('win') === 0) return
-
-  beforeEach(done => {
-    TEST_DIR = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'mkdirp')
-    fse.emptyDir(TEST_DIR, () => {
-      // for actual tests
-      const x = Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.pow(16, 6)).toString(16)
-      const y = Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.pow(16, 6)).toString(16)
-      const z = Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.pow(16, 6)).toString(16)
-
-      _rndDir = path.join(TEST_DIR, [x, y, z].join(path.sep))
-
-      // just to be safe, although unnecessary
-      assert(!fs.existsSync(_rndDir))
-      done()
-    })
-  })
-
-  afterEach(done => fse.remove(TEST_DIR, done))
-
-  describe('umask', () => {
-    describe('async', () => {
-      it('should have proper umask', done => {
-        process.umask(0)
-
-        fse.mkdirp(_rndDir, err => {
-          assert.ifError(err)
-          fse.pathExists(_rndDir, (err, ex) => {
-            assert.ifError(err)
-            assert.ok(ex, 'file created')
-            fs.stat(_rndDir, (err, stat) => {
-              assert.ifError(err)
-              assert.strictEqual(stat.mode & 0o777, 0o777 & (~process.umask()))
-              assert.ok(stat.isDirectory(), 'target not a directory')
-              done()
-            })
-          })
-        })
-      })
-    })
-
-    describe('sync', () => {
-      it('should have proper umask', done => {
-        process.umask(0)
-
-        try {
-          fse.mkdirpSync(_rndDir)
-        } catch (err) {
-          return done(err)
-        }
-
-        fse.pathExists(_rndDir, (err, ex) => {
-          assert.ifError(err)
-          assert.ok(ex, 'file created')
-          fs.stat(_rndDir, (err, stat) => {
-            assert.ifError(err)
-            assert.strictEqual(stat.mode & 0o777, (0o777 & (~process.umask())))
-            assert.ok(stat.isDirectory(), 'target not a directory')
-            done()
-          })
-        })
-      })
-    })
-  })
-})
diff --git a/lib/mkdirs/make-dir.js b/lib/mkdirs/make-dir.js
index f17ecffb..3e7e8360 100644
--- a/lib/mkdirs/make-dir.js
+++ b/lib/mkdirs/make-dir.js
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ const checkPath = pth => {
 }
 
 const processOptions = options => {
-  // Must be defined here so we get fresh process.umask()
-  const defaults = { mode: 0o777 & (~process.umask()) }
+  const defaults = { mode: 0o777 }
   if (typeof options === 'number') options = { mode: options }
   return { ...defaults, ...options }
 }