diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp
index 320368b..538e098 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #else
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <wordexp.h>
 #endif
 
 std::string Configuration::AbsolutePath;
@@ -307,18 +306,6 @@ std::string Configuration::ConvertToAbsolutePath(std::string prefix, std::string
     char first = ' ';
     char second = ' ';
 
-    // expand path variables 
-#ifdef WIN32
-    // Do something equivalent to the 'nix code using Windows' ExpandEnvironmentStrings() here
-#else
-    wordexp_t expandedPath;
-    wordexp(path.c_str(), &expandedPath, 0);
-    path = "\"" + path + "\"";
-    path.assign(expandedPath.we_wordv[0]);
-    path.erase(std::remove(path.begin(), path.end(), '"'), path.end());
-    wordfree(&expandedPath);
-#endif
-
     if(path.length() >= 0)
     {
         first = path.c_str()[0];