diff --git a/i3_resurrect/programs.py b/i3_resurrect/programs.py
index 0013b8d..cc453ec 100644
--- a/i3_resurrect/programs.py
+++ b/i3_resurrect/programs.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ def save(workspace, numeric, directory, profile):
         if command in ([], ''):
             continue
 
-        # Ensure args are split properly and remove empty args.
-        command = split_args(command)
+        # Remove empty string arguments from command.
+        command = [arg for arg in command if arg != '']
 
         try:
             # Obtain working directory using psutil.
@@ -110,11 +110,9 @@ def restore(workspace, directory, profile):
         # If cmdline is array, join it into one string for use with i3's exec
         # command.
         if isinstance(cmdline, list):
-            # Ensure args are split properly and remove empty args.
-            cmdline = split_args(cmdline)
             # Quote each argument of the command in case some of them contain
             # spaces.
-            cmdline = [f'"{arg}"' for arg in cmdline]
+            cmdline = [f'"{arg}"' for arg in cmdline if arg != '']
             command = ' '.join(cmdline)
         else:
             command = cmdline
@@ -124,25 +122,6 @@ def restore(workspace, directory, profile):
         i3.command(f'exec cd "{working_directory}" && {command}')
 
 
-def split_args(cmdline):
-    """
-    Function for making sure command line arguments are split properly and
-    removing empty arguments.
-
-    Args:
-        cmdline: The cmdline to process.
-    """
-    # Sometimes the process may modify its own cmdline which can result in the
-    # cmdline returned by psutil not being split correctly, so we must make
-    # sure every element is a single argument.
-    result = []
-    for arg in cmdline:
-        result += shlex.split(arg)
-    # Empty string args cause problems with i3 exec so we filter them out.
-    result = [arg for arg in result if arg != '']
-    return result
-
-
 def windows_in_workspace(workspace, numeric):
     """
     Generator to iterate over windows in a workspace.
diff --git a/tests/test_programs.py b/tests/test_programs.py
index 6428e6c..9226743 100644
--- a/tests/test_programs.py
+++ b/tests/test_programs.py
@@ -2,29 +2,6 @@
 from i3_resurrect import programs
 
 
-def test_split_args():
-    cmdline = [
-        'test --test "test1 test2 test3" -test -t -e -s -t test',
-        'test',
-        '',
-        'test4',
-    ]
-    expected_cmdline = [
-        'test',
-        '--test',
-        'test1 test2 test3',
-        '-test',
-        '-t',
-        '-e',
-        '-s',
-        '-t',
-        'test',
-        'test',
-        'test4',
-    ]
-    assert programs.split_args(cmdline) == expected_cmdline
-
-
 def test_get_window_command(monkeypatch):
     # Monkeypatch config.
     monkeypatch.setattr(