1 files changed, 2 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/platform/query_helpers.rb b/lib/chef/platform/query_helpers.rb
index 3cce4b5d2c..1ddbe09bf4 100644
--- a/lib/chef/platform/query_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/platform/query_helpers.rb
@@ -26,27 +26,9 @@ class Chef
         ChefUtils.windows?
       end
 
+      # @deprecated Windows Nano is not a thing anymore so this check shouldn't be used
       def windows_nano_server?
-        return false unless windows?
-
-        require "win32/registry" unless defined?(Win32::Registry)
-
-        # This method may be called before ohai runs (e.g., it may be used to
-        # determine settings in config.rb). Chef::Win32::Registry.new uses
-        # node attributes to verify the machine architecture which aren't
-        # accessible before ohai runs.
-        nano = nil
-        key = "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Server\\ServerLevels"
-        access = ::Win32::Registry::KEY_QUERY_VALUE | 0x0100 # nano is 64-bit only
-        begin
-          ::Win32::Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.open(key, access) do |reg|
-            nano = reg["NanoServer"]
-          end
-        rescue ::Win32::Registry::Error
-          # If accessing the registry key failed, then we're probably not on
-          # nano. Fail through.
-        end
-        nano == 1
+        false
       end
 
       def supports_msi?