diff --git a/es-app/src/FileData.cpp b/es-app/src/FileData.cpp
index e8fe09ef1..cda50c635 100644
--- a/es-app/src/FileData.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/FileData.cpp
@@ -1600,12 +1600,6 @@ void FileData::launchGame()
     // Trim any leading and trailing whitespace characters as they could cause launch issues.
     command = Utils::String::trim(command);
 
-#if defined(_WIN64)
-    // Hack to be able to surround paths with quotation marks when using the %ROMPATH% and
-    // %EMUDIR% variables.
-    command = Utils::String::replace(command, "\"\"", "");
-#endif
-
     // swapBuffers() is called here to turn the screen black to eliminate some potential
     // flickering and to avoid showing the game launch message briefly when returning
     // from the game.