diff --git a/library/std/src/env.rs b/library/std/src/env.rs
index d732a15117e9e..29f87de3c9d88 100644
--- a/library/std/src/env.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/env.rs
@@ -608,20 +608,16 @@ impl Error for JoinPathsError {
 ///
 /// # Windows
 ///
-/// - Returns the value of the 'HOME' environment variable if it is set
-///   (including to an empty string).
-/// - Otherwise, returns the value of the 'USERPROFILE' environment variable if it is set
-///   (including to an empty string).
-/// - If both do not exist, [`GetUserProfileDirectory`][msdn] is used to return the path.
+/// - Returns the value of the 'USERPROFILE' environment variable if it is set, and is not an empty string.
+/// - Otherwise, [`GetUserProfileDirectory`][msdn] is used to return the path. This may change in the future.
 ///
 /// [msdn]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/userenv/nf-userenv-getuserprofiledirectorya
 ///
-/// # Deprecation
+/// In UWP (Universal Windows Platform) targets this function is unimplemented and always returns `None`.
 ///
-/// This function is deprecated because the behavior on Windows is not correct.
-/// The 'HOME' environment variable is not standard on Windows, and may not produce
-/// desired results; for instance, under Cygwin or Mingw it will return `/home/you`
-/// when it should return `C:\Users\you`.
+/// Before Rust CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION, this function used to return the value of the 'HOME' environment variable
+/// on Windows, which in Cygwin or Mingw environments could return non-standard paths like `/home/you`
+/// instead of `C:\Users\you`.
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
@@ -633,11 +629,6 @@ impl Error for JoinPathsError {
 ///     None => println!("Impossible to get your home dir!"),
 /// }
 /// ```
-#[deprecated(
-    since = "1.29.0",
-    note = "This function's behavior may be unexpected on Windows. \
-            Consider using a crate from crates.io instead."
-)]
 #[must_use]
 #[stable(feature = "env", since = "1.0.0")]
 pub fn home_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/os.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/os.rs
index 5242bc9da31fe..88053c905ac8e 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/os.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/os.rs
@@ -377,10 +377,7 @@ fn home_dir_crt() -> Option<PathBuf> {
 }
 
 pub fn home_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    crate::env::var_os("HOME")
-        .or_else(|| crate::env::var_os("USERPROFILE"))
-        .map(PathBuf::from)
-        .or_else(home_dir_crt)
+    env::var_os("USERPROFILE").filter(|s| !s.is_empty()).map(PathBuf::from).or_else(home_dir_crt)
 }
 
 pub fn exit(code: i32) -> ! {
diff --git a/library/std/tests/env.rs b/library/std/tests/env.rs
index 4e472b4ce9953..a5cbccc59aa19 100644
--- a/library/std/tests/env.rs
+++ b/library/std/tests/env.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ fn test_env_set_var() {
 
 #[test]
 #[cfg_attr(not(any(unix, windows)), ignore, allow(unused))]
-#[allow(deprecated)]
 fn env_home_dir() {
     use std::path::PathBuf;
 
@@ -122,19 +121,19 @@ fn env_home_dir() {
 
             assert!(home_dir().is_some());
 
-            set_var("HOME", "/home/MountainView");
+            set_var("HOME", "/home/PaloAlto");
+            assert_ne!(home_dir(), Some(PathBuf::from("/home/PaloAlto")), "HOME must not be used");
+
+            set_var("USERPROFILE", "/home/MountainView");
             assert_eq!(home_dir(), Some(PathBuf::from("/home/MountainView")));
 
             remove_var("HOME");
 
-            set_var("USERPROFILE", "/home/MountainView");
             assert_eq!(home_dir(), Some(PathBuf::from("/home/MountainView")));
 
-            set_var("HOME", "/home/MountainView");
-            set_var("USERPROFILE", "/home/PaloAlto");
-            assert_eq!(home_dir(), Some(PathBuf::from("/home/MountainView")));
+            set_var("USERPROFILE", "");
+            assert_ne!(home_dir(), Some(PathBuf::from("")), "Empty USERPROFILE must be ignored");
 
-            remove_var("HOME");
             remove_var("USERPROFILE");
 
             if let Some(oldhome) = oldhome { set_var("HOME", oldhome); }