diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/emulator.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/emulator.js
index a8663fab..69f0e1b5 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/emulator.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/emulator.js
@@ -178,14 +178,8 @@ module.exports.start = function(emulator_ID) {
             return Q(emulator_ID);
         }
     }).then(function() {
-        var cmd, args;
-        if(process.platform == 'win32' || process.platform == 'win64') {
-            cmd = '%comspec%';
-            args = ['/c', 'start', 'cmd', '/c', 'emulator', '-avd', emulator_ID];
-        } else {
-            cmd = 'emulator';
-            args = ['-avd', emulator_ID];
-        }
+        var cmd = 'emulator';
+        var args = ['-avd', emulator_ID];
         var proc = child_process.spawn(cmd, args, { stdio: 'inherit', detached: true });
         proc.unref(); // Don't wait for it to finish, since the emulator will probably keep running for a long time.
     }).then(function() {