--- a/mercurial/windows.py	Fri Jul 17 14:58:22 2020 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/windows.py	Sat Jul 18 12:35:55 2020 +0200
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@
             pass
 
     def write(self, s):
-        if not pycompat.ispy3:
-            self.softspace = 0
         try:
             if not self.throttle:
                 return self.fp.write(s)