diff --git a/lime/project/ProjectXMLParser.hx b/lime/project/ProjectXMLParser.hx
index 935ff6fa2..a6614f759 100644
--- a/lime/project/ProjectXMLParser.hx
+++ b/lime/project/ProjectXMLParser.hx
@@ -149,10 +149,6 @@ class ProjectXMLParser extends HXProject {
 			
 			environment.set ("SWF_PLAYER", defines.get ("SWF_PLAYER"));
 			
-		} else if (defines.exists ("FLASH_PLAYER_EXE")) {
-			
-			environment.set ("FLASH_PLAYER_EXE", defines.get ("SWF_PLAYER"));
-			
 		}
 		
 		defines.set (Std.string (target).toLowerCase (), "1");