diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd4ed7fae..a97b503c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ You can use `--help` or `-h` to view a list of command-line options. Briefly out
 --debug			- print additional output to the console, primarily about input.
 --windowed	- run ES in a window, works best in conjunction with --resolution [w] [h].
 --scrape	- run the interactive command-line metadata scraper.
---home-path [path]	- use [path] instead of the "home" environment variable (useful for portable installations).
 ```
 
 As long as ES hasn't frozen, you can always press F4 to close the application.
diff --git a/src/Settings.h b/src/Settings.h
index 6fb82f9a1..6b56400fe 100644
--- a/src/Settings.h
+++ b/src/Settings.h
@@ -34,6 +34,4 @@ private:
 	std::map<std::string, int> mIntMap;
 	std::map<std::string, float> mFloatMap;
 	std::map<std::string, std::string> mStringMap;
-
-	std::string mHomePathOverride;
 };
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 3c449dfde..13cd754b5 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -23,26 +23,6 @@ namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 
 bool scrape_cmdline = false;
 
-// we do this separately from the other args because the other args might call Settings::getInstance()
-// which will load the file getHomePath() + "/.emulationstation/es_settings.cfg", and getHomePath() needs to be accurate by then
-bool parseArgsForHomeDir(int argc, char* argv[])
-{
-	for(int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
-	{
-		if(strcmp(argv[i], "--home-path") == 0)
-		{
-			if(i >= argc - 1)
-			{
-				std::cerr << "No home path specified!\n";
-				return false;
-			}
-			setHomePathOverride(argv[i + 1]);
-		}
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 bool parseArgs(int argc, char* argv[], unsigned int* width, unsigned int* height)
 {
 	for(int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
@@ -93,7 +73,6 @@ bool parseArgs(int argc, char* argv[], unsigned int* width, unsigned int* height
 			std::cout << "--debug				even more logging\n";
 			std::cout << "--scrape			scrape using command line interface\n";
 			std::cout << "--windowed			not fullscreen, should be used in conjunction with --resolution\n";
-			std::cout << "--home-path [path]		use [path] instead of the \"home\" environment variable (for portable installations)\n";
 			std::cout << "--help, -h			summon a sentient, angry tuba\n\n";
 			std::cout << "More information available in README.md.\n";
 			return false; //exit after printing help
@@ -159,9 +138,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	unsigned int width = 0;
 	unsigned int height = 0;
 
-	if(!parseArgsForHomeDir(argc, argv)) // returns false if an invalid path was specified
-		return 1;
-
 	if(!parseArgs(argc, argv, &width, &height))
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/src/platform.cpp b/src/platform.cpp
index 2220143f7..9f8f93daa 100644
--- a/src/platform.cpp
+++ b/src/platform.cpp
@@ -3,21 +3,8 @@
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 
-std::string sHomePathOverride;
-
-void setHomePathOverride(const std::string& path)
-{
-	// make it use generic directory separators
-	sHomePathOverride = boost::filesystem::path(path).generic_string();
-
-	std::cout << "Using home path: " << sHomePathOverride;
-}
-
 std::string getHomePath()
 {
-	if(!sHomePathOverride.empty())
-		return sHomePathOverride;
-
 	std::string homePath;
 
 	// this should give you something like "/home/YOUR_USERNAME" on Linux and "C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\" on Windows
@@ -28,7 +15,7 @@ std::string getHomePath()
 	}
 
 #ifdef WIN32
-	// but does not seem to work for Windwos XP or Vista, so try something else
+	// but does not seem to work for Windows XP or Vista, so try something else
 	if (homePath.empty()) {
 		const char * envDir = getenv("HOMEDRIVE");
 		const char * envPath = getenv("HOMEPATH");