diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/QueryExecution/DataStorage/FileStreamWrapper.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/QueryExecution/DataStorage/FileStreamWrapper.cs
index afe616f3..3a6c3ecf 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/QueryExecution/DataStorage/FileStreamWrapper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/QueryExecution/DataStorage/FileStreamWrapper.cs
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.QueryExecution.DataStorage
             // Open the requested file for reading/writing, creating one if it doesn't exist
             fileStream = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.OpenOrCreate, accessMethod, FileShare.ReadWrite,
                 bufferLength, false /*don't use asyncio*/);
-
-            // make file hidden
-            FileInfo fileInfo = new FileInfo(fileName);
-            fileInfo.Attributes |= FileAttributes.Hidden;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test/QueryExecution/DataStorage/FileStreamWrapperTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test/QueryExecution/DataStorage/FileStreamWrapperTests.cs
index f1a4cda0..5911c577 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test/QueryExecution/DataStorage/FileStreamWrapperTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test/QueryExecution/DataStorage/FileStreamWrapperTests.cs
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.QueryExecution.DataStorage
                     // ... The file should exist
                     FileInfo fileInfo = new FileInfo(fileName);
                     Assert.True(fileInfo.Exists);
-
-                    // ... The file should be marked as hidden
-                    Assert.True((fileInfo.Attributes & FileAttributes.Hidden) != 0);
                 }
             }
             finally