diff --git a/Source/utils/paths.cpp b/Source/utils/paths.cpp
index 5041f3751..c2f9b2341 100644
--- a/Source/utils/paths.cpp
+++ b/Source/utils/paths.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ namespace paths {
 
 namespace {
 
-std::optional<std::string> appPath;
 std::optional<std::string> basePath;
 std::optional<std::string> prefPath;
 std::optional<std::string> configPath;
@@ -51,18 +50,10 @@ std::string FromSDL(char *s)
 
 } // namespace
 
-const std::string &AppPath()
-{
-	if (!appPath) {
-		appPath = FromSDL(SDL_GetBasePath());
-	}
-	return *appPath;
-}
-
 const std::string &BasePath()
 {
 	if (!basePath) {
-		basePath = AppPath();
+		basePath = FromSDL(SDL_GetBasePath());
 	}
 	return *basePath;
 }
@@ -100,7 +91,7 @@ const std::string &ConfigPath()
 const std::string &AssetsPath()
 {
 	if (!assetsPath)
-		assetsPath.emplace(AppPath() + "assets/");
+		assetsPath.emplace(BasePath() + "assets/");
 	return *assetsPath;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/utils/paths.h b/Source/utils/paths.h
index d20da7370..1a933ac0e 100644
--- a/Source/utils/paths.h
+++ b/Source/utils/paths.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ namespace devilution {
 
 namespace paths {
 
-const std::string &AppPath();
 const std::string &BasePath();
 const std::string &PrefPath();
 const std::string &ConfigPath();