diff --git a/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp b/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
index 87971231..77b20943 100644
--- a/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
+++ b/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
@@ -1869,7 +1869,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv){
         Scratch_Block scratch(&linuxvars.tctx);
         String_Const_u8 default_file_name = string_u8_litexpr("custom_4coder.so");
         List_String_Const_u8 search_list = {};
-        def_search_list_add_system_path(scratch, &search_list, SystemPath_CurrentDirectory);
         def_search_list_add_system_path(scratch, &search_list, SystemPath_UserDirectory);
         def_search_list_add_system_path(scratch, &search_list, SystemPath_Binary);
         String_Const_u8 custom_file_names[2] = {};
diff --git a/platform_win32/win32_4ed.cpp b/platform_win32/win32_4ed.cpp
index fb02e4f4..d9bfdcef 100644
--- a/platform_win32/win32_4ed.cpp
+++ b/platform_win32/win32_4ed.cpp
@@ -1830,7 +1830,6 @@ WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdS
         Scratch_Block scratch(win32vars.tctx);
         String_Const_u8 default_file_name = string_u8_litexpr("custom_4coder.dll");
         List_String_Const_u8 search_list = {};
-        def_search_list_add_system_path(scratch, &search_list, SystemPath_CurrentDirectory);
         def_search_list_add_system_path(scratch, &search_list, SystemPath_UserDirectory);
         def_search_list_add_system_path(scratch, &search_list, SystemPath_Binary);