diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile.result
index 880fc9e8569..85fbcb69760 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile.result
@@ -10,47 +10,7 @@ insert into t1(b) values (1);
 insert into t1(b) values (2);
 load data infile '../../std_data/rpl_loaddata.dat' into table t1;
 commit;
-show slave status;
-Slave_IO_State	#
-Master_Host	127.0.0.1
-Master_User	root
-Master_Port	MASTER_MYPORT
-Connect_Retry	1
-Master_Log_File	master-bin.000001
-Read_Master_Log_Pos	#
-Relay_Log_File	#
-Relay_Log_Pos	#
-Relay_Master_Log_File	master-bin.000001
-Slave_IO_Running	Yes
-Slave_SQL_Running	No
-Replicate_Do_DB	
-Replicate_Ignore_DB	
-Replicate_Do_Table	
-Replicate_Ignore_Table	
-Replicate_Wild_Do_Table	
-Replicate_Wild_Ignore_Table	
-Last_Errno	9
-Last_Error	Error in Begin_load_query event: write to '../../tmp/SQL_LOAD.data' failed
-Skip_Counter	0
-Exec_Master_Log_Pos	#
-Relay_Log_Space	#
-Until_Condition	None
-Until_Log_File	
-Until_Log_Pos	0
-Master_SSL_Allowed	No
-Master_SSL_CA_File	
-Master_SSL_CA_Path	
-Master_SSL_Cert	
-Master_SSL_Cipher	
-Master_SSL_Key	
-Seconds_Behind_Master	#
-Master_SSL_Verify_Server_Cert	No
-Last_IO_Errno	#
-Last_IO_Error	#
-Last_SQL_Errno	9
-Last_SQL_Error	Error in Begin_load_query event: write to '../../tmp/SQL_LOAD.data' failed
-Replicate_Ignore_Server_Ids	
-Master_Server_Id	1
 drop table t1;
 drop table t1;
-call mtr.add_suppression("Slave: Error writing file 'UNKNOWN' .Errcode: 9. Error_code: 3");
+call mtr.add_suppression("Slave: Can't get stat of .*");
+call mtr.add_suppression("Slave: File.* not found.*");
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile.test
index 437e1ebb92d..b85ed18ab51 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_slave_load_remove_tmpfile.test
@@ -33,10 +33,17 @@ commit;
 connection slave;
 source include/wait_for_slave_sql_to_stop.inc;
 
---replace_result $MASTER_MYPORT MASTER_MYPORT
---replace_column 1 # 7 # 8 # 9 # 22 # 23 # 33 # 35 # 36 #
---replace_regex /SQL_LOAD-[0-9]-[0-9]-[0-9]*/SQL_LOAD/
-query_vertical show slave status;
+--let $error= query_get_value(SHOW SLAVE STATUS, Last_Errno, 1)
+# windows and linux different error numbers here:
+# Windows:
+#  - Last_Errno     29 (File not found)
+# Unix like OS: 
+#  - Last_Errno      13 (Can't stat file)
+--let $assertion= `SELECT $error=29 OR $error=13`
+if (!$assertion)
+{
+  --echo UNEXPECTED ERROR NUMBER: $error
+}
 
 ##########################################################################
 #                             Clean up
@@ -49,4 +56,5 @@ connection slave;
 
 drop table t1;
 
-call mtr.add_suppression("Slave: Error writing file 'UNKNOWN' .Errcode: 9. Error_code: 3");
+call mtr.add_suppression("Slave: Can't get stat of .*");
+call mtr.add_suppression("Slave: File.* not found.*");
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_sync.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_sync.test
index 80b6a144187..48c8dc02efb 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_sync.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_sync.test
@@ -64,8 +64,15 @@ stop slave IO_THREAD;
 source include/wait_for_slave_io_to_stop.inc;
 
 let $file= query_get_value("SHOW SLAVE STATUS", Relay_Log_File, 1);
---replace_result $MYSQLD_SLAVE_DATADIR MYSQLD_SLAVE_DATADIR
---exec echo "failure" > $MYSQLD_SLAVE_DATADIR/$file
+
+--let FILE_TO_CORRUPT= $MYSQLD_SLAVE_DATADIR/$file
+perl;
+$file= $ENV{'FILE_TO_CORRUPT'};
+open(FILE, ">$file") || die "Unable to open $file.";
+truncate(FILE,0);
+print FILE "failure";
+close ($file);
+EOF
 
 --exec echo "restart" > $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/mysqld.2.expect
 SET SESSION debug="d,crash_before_rotate_relaylog";
@@ -102,9 +109,6 @@ insert into t1(a) values(8);
 insert into t1(a) values(9);
 
 connection slave;
---replace_result $MYSQLD_SLAVE_DATADIR MYSQLD_SLAVE_DATADIR
---exec cat $MYSQLD_SLAVE_DATADIR/master.backup > $MYSQLD_SLAVE_DATADIR/master.info
-
 let MYSQLD_SLAVE_DATADIR=`select @@datadir`;
 
 --perl
diff --git a/sql/log_event.cc b/sql/log_event.cc
index 3deeb9a0efe..6800b28f2fd 100644
--- a/sql/log_event.cc
+++ b/sql/log_event.cc
@@ -6449,9 +6449,7 @@ int Append_block_log_event::do_apply_event(Relay_log_info const *rli)
 
   DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("remove_slave_load_file_before_write",
                   {
-                    mysql_file_close(fd, MYF(0));
-                    fd= -1;
-                    mysql_file_delete(0, fname, MYF(0));
+                    my_delete_allow_opened(fname, MYF(0));
                   });
 
   if (mysql_file_write(fd, (uchar*) block, block_len, MYF(MY_WME+MY_NABP)))