diff --git a/templates/haxe/ManifestResources.hx b/templates/haxe/ManifestResources.hx
index 12687479f..b0e825220 100644
--- a/templates/haxe/ManifestResources.hx
+++ b/templates/haxe/ManifestResources.hx
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ import sys.FileSystem;
 			rootPath = lime.system.System.applicationDirectory;
 			#elseif (winrt)
 			rootPath = "./";
-			#elseif (sys && windows && !cs)
-			rootPath = FileSystem.absolutePath (haxe.io.Path.directory (#if (haxe_ver >= 3.3) Sys.programPath () #else Sys.executablePath () #end)) + "/";
 			#else
 			rootPath = "";
 			#end