diff --git a/src/Files.App/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/src/Files.App/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index a4d7b352c0c9..67e3138fee8e 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -253,14 +253,6 @@ private async Task InitializeFromCmdLineArgsAsync(Frame rootFrame, ParsedCommand
 		{
 			async Task PerformNavigationAsync(string payload, string selectItem = null)
 			{
-				if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(payload))
-				{
-					payload = Constants.UserEnvironmentPaths.ShellPlaces.Get(payload.ToUpperInvariant(), payload);
-					var folder = (StorageFolder)await FilesystemTasks.Wrap(() => StorageFolder.GetFolderFromPathAsync(payload).AsTask());
-					if (folder is not null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(folder.Path))
-						payload = folder.Path; // Convert short name to long name (#6190)
-				}
-
 				var generalSettingsService = Ioc.Default.GetService<IGeneralSettingsService>();
 
 				double boundsWidth = 0;