diff --git a/companion/src/simulation/simulatorinterface.cpp b/companion/src/simulation/simulatorinterface.cpp
index dd71e3400..9643e0eeb 100644
--- a/companion/src/simulation/simulatorinterface.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/simulation/simulatorinterface.cpp
@@ -93,12 +93,6 @@ void SimulatorLoader::registerSimulators()
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
   dir = QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::PrefixPath) + "/Resources";
-#elif (!defined __GNUC__)
-  char name[MAX_PATH];
-  GetModuleFileName(NULL, name, MAX_PATH);
-  QString path(name);
-  path.truncate(path.lastIndexOf('\\'));
-  dir.setPath(path);
 #else
   if (QDir::isAbsolutePath(SIMULATOR_LIB_SEARCH_PATH)) {
     dir.setPath(SIMULATOR_LIB_SEARCH_PATH);