diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_interface.c b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_interface.c
index 77d0f4fa90a..997c5f4fce6 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_interface.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_interface.c
@@ -170,15 +170,7 @@ void BPY_start_python_path(void)
 	/* cmake/MSVC debug build crashes without this, why only
 	   in this case is unknown.. */
 	{
-		char *envpath = getenv("PYTHONPATH");
-
-		if(envpath && envpath[0]) {
-			char *newenvpath = BLI_sprintfN("%s;%s", py_path_bundle, envpath);
-			BLI_setenv("PYTHONPATH", newenvpath);
-			MEM_freeN(newenvpath);
-		}
-		else
-			BLI_setenv("PYTHONPATH", py_path_bundle);	
+		BLI_setenv("PYTHONPATH", py_path_bundle);	
 	}
 #endif