diff --git a/python/shotgun_desktop/startup.py b/python/shotgun_desktop/startup.py
index 03bdd282..8e095b59 100644
--- a/python/shotgun_desktop/startup.py
+++ b/python/shotgun_desktop/startup.py
@@ -17,31 +17,6 @@
 # initialize logging
 import logging
 
-# The value of sys.executable under multiple platforms and multiple versions
-# of Desktop is unreliable. Therefore, we're patch the value if the executable
-# name is not Shotgun or ShotGrid.
-#
-# So, we'll use sys.prefix which is properly set and backtrack to the executable.
-# When the executable is fixed we should come back here and put a check for the version
-# number so we stop updating sys.executable
-
-# Grab the name and the executable
-executable_name, ext = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(sys.executable or ""))
-
-# If the executable is not named Shotgun or ShotGrid, then we need to patch sys.executable.
-if executable_name.lower() not in ["shotgun", "shotgrid"]:
-    # On macOS, sys.prefix is set to /Applications/Shotgun.app/Contents/Resources/python,
-    # so we need to drill down differently for the executable folder than on other platforms
-    if sys.platform == "darwin":
-        bin_dir = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "..", "..", "MacOS")
-    else:
-        # On Linux and Windows, the sys.prefix points to Shotgun/Python, so we only
-        # need to move up one folder.
-        bin_dir = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "..")
-
-    # Set the executable name and make sure to put back in the extension for Windows.
-    sys.executable = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(bin_dir, "Shotgun%s" % ext))
-
 
 def _enumerate_per_line(items):
     """