diff --git a/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.cpp b/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.cpp
index 2055c4d863..163a15f8a5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.cpp
@@ -273,28 +273,11 @@ void SetUserDirectory(const std::string& custom_path)
       user_path = home_path + DOLPHIN_DATA_DIR DIR_SEP;
     }
 #else
-    // We are on a non-Apple and non-Android POSIX system, there are 4 cases:
-    // 1. GetExeDirectory()/portable.txt exists
-    //    -> Use GetExeDirectory()/User
-    // 2. $DOLPHIN_EMU_USERPATH is set
-    //    -> Use $DOLPHIN_EMU_USERPATH
-    // 3. ~/.dolphin-emu directory exists
-    //    -> Use ~/.dolphin-emu
     // 4. Default
     //    -> Use XDG basedir, see
     //    http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html
     user_path = home_path + "." DOLPHIN_DATA_DIR DIR_SEP;
     std::string exe_path = File::GetExeDirectory();
-    if (File::Exists(exe_path + DIR_SEP "portable.txt"))
-    {
-      user_path = exe_path + DIR_SEP "User" DIR_SEP;
-    }
-    else if (env_path)
-    {
-      user_path = env_path;
-    }
-    else if (!File::Exists(user_path))
-    {
       const char* data_home = getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME");
       std::string data_path =
           std::string(data_home && data_home[0] == '/' ? data_home :
@@ -316,11 +299,9 @@ void SetUserDirectory(const std::string& custom_path)
       File::SetUserPath(D_CONFIG_IDX, config_path);
       File::SetUserPath(D_CACHE_IDX, cache_path);
       return;
-    }
 #endif
   }
 #endif
-  File::SetUserPath(D_USER_IDX, user_path);
 }
 
 void SaveWiimoteSources()