diff --git a/src/mcp/client/stdio/__init__.py b/src/mcp/client/stdio/__init__.py
index a75cfd764..09455229b 100644
--- a/src/mcp/client/stdio/__init__.py
+++ b/src/mcp/client/stdio/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 from .win32 import (
     create_windows_process,
     get_windows_executable_command,
-    terminate_windows_process,
 )
 
 # Environment variables to inherit by default
@@ -180,13 +179,15 @@ async def stdin_writer():
         finally:
             # Clean up process to prevent any dangling orphaned processes
             try:
-                if sys.platform == "win32":
-                    await terminate_windows_process(process)
-                else:
-                    process.terminate()
+                process.terminate()
+                with anyio.fail_after(2.0):
+                    await process.wait()
             except ProcessLookupError:
                 # Process already exited, which is fine
                 pass
+            except TimeoutError:
+                # Force kill if it doesn't terminate
+                process.kill()
             await read_stream.aclose()
             await write_stream.aclose()
             await read_stream_writer.aclose()
diff --git a/src/mcp/client/stdio/win32.py b/src/mcp/client/stdio/win32.py
index 7246b9dec..bfc88e6c8 100644
--- a/src/mcp/client/stdio/win32.py
+++ b/src/mcp/client/stdio/win32.py
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import BinaryIO, TextIO, cast
 
-import anyio
 from anyio import to_thread
-from anyio.abc import Process
 from anyio.streams.file import FileReadStream, FileWriteStream
 
 
@@ -158,25 +156,5 @@ async def create_windows_process(
             cwd=cwd,
             bufsize=0,
         )
-        return FallbackProcess(popen_obj)
-
-
-async def terminate_windows_process(process: Process | FallbackProcess):
-    """
-    Terminate a Windows process.
-
-    Note: On Windows, terminating a process with process.terminate() doesn't
-    always guarantee immediate process termination.
-    So we give it 2s to exit, or we call process.kill()
-    which sends a SIGKILL equivalent signal.
 
-    Args:
-        process: The process to terminate
-    """
-    try:
-        process.terminate()
-        with anyio.fail_after(2.0):
-            await process.wait()
-    except TimeoutError:
-        # Force kill if it doesn't terminate
-        process.kill()
+        return FallbackProcess(popen_obj)