diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/supply_test.go b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/supply_test.go
index e933576f7b..9f4f9f692f 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/supply_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/supply_test.go
@@ -530,13 +530,14 @@ func testSupplyTracer(t *testing.T, genesis *core.Genesis, gen func(*core.BlockG
 
 	traceOutputPath := filepath.ToSlash(t.TempDir())
 	traceOutputFilename := path.Join(traceOutputPath, "supply.jsonl")
-	defer os.Remove(traceOutputFilename)
 
 	// Load supply tracer
 	tracer, err := tracers.LiveDirectory.New("supply", json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`{"path":"%s"}`, traceOutputPath)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create call tracer: %v", err)
 	}
+	// hack so as the supply log file handler closes, for tests to work on windows
+	defer func() { tracer = nil }()
 
 	chain, err := core.NewBlockChain(rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase(), core.DefaultCacheConfigWithScheme(rawdb.PathScheme), genesis, nil, engine, vm.Config{Tracer: tracer}, nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {