diff --git a/src/lib/arch/IArchFile.h b/src/lib/arch/IArchFile.h
index 941dc1ac3..bea99f68d 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/IArchFile.h
+++ b/src/lib/arch/IArchFile.h
@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ public:
   */
   virtual const char *getBasename(const char *pathname) = 0;
 
-  //! Get user's home directory
-  /*!
-  Returns the user's home directory.  Returns the empty string if
-  this cannot be determined.
-  */
-  virtual std::string getUserDirectory() = 0;
-
   //! Get installed directory
   /*!
   Returns the directory in which Deskflow is installed.
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchFileUnix.cpp b/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchFileUnix.cpp
index d0916dbd4..ddb4cff27 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchFileUnix.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchFileUnix.cpp
@@ -43,33 +43,6 @@ const char *ArchFileUnix::getBasename(const char *pathname)
   }
 }
 
-std::string ArchFileUnix::getUserDirectory()
-{
-  char *buffer = NULL;
-  std::string dir;
-#if HAVE_GETPWUID_R
-  struct passwd pwent;
-  struct passwd *pwentp{};
-#if defined(_SC_GETPW_R_SIZE_MAX)
-  long size = sysconf(_SC_GETPW_R_SIZE_MAX);
-  if (size == -1) {
-    size = BUFSIZ;
-  }
-#else
-  long size = BUFSIZ;
-#endif
-  buffer = new char[size];
-  getpwuid_r(getuid(), &pwent, buffer, size, &pwentp);
-#else
-  struct passwd *pwentp = getpwuid(getuid());
-#endif
-  if (pwentp != NULL && pwentp->pw_dir != NULL) {
-    dir = pwentp->pw_dir;
-  }
-  delete[] buffer;
-  return dir;
-}
-
 std::string ArchFileUnix::getInstalledDirectory()
 {
 #if WINAPI_XWINDOWS
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchFileUnix.h b/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchFileUnix.h
index 7cc1247df..17499e114 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchFileUnix.h
+++ b/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchFileUnix.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ public:
 
   // IArchFile overrides
   virtual const char *getBasename(const char *pathname);
-  virtual std::string getUserDirectory();
   virtual std::string getInstalledDirectory();
   virtual std::string concatPath(const std::string &prefix, const std::string &suffix);
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchFileWindows.cpp b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchFileWindows.cpp
index bd969fc78..37f4c4a9c 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchFileWindows.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchFileWindows.cpp
@@ -50,47 +50,6 @@ const char *ArchFileWindows::getBasename(const char *pathname)
   return basename;
 }
 
-std::string ArchFileWindows::getUserDirectory()
-{
-  // try %HOMEPATH%
-  TCHAR dir[MAX_PATH];
-  DWORD size = sizeof(dir) / sizeof(TCHAR);
-  DWORD result = GetEnvironmentVariable(_T("HOMEPATH"), dir, size);
-  if (result != 0 && result <= size) {
-    // sanity check -- if dir doesn't appear to start with a
-    // drive letter and isn't a UNC name then don't use it
-    // FIXME -- allow UNC names
-    if (dir[0] != '\0' && (dir[1] == ':' || ((dir[0] == '\\' || dir[0] == '/') && (dir[1] == '\\' || dir[1] == '/')))) {
-      return dir;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // get the location of the personal files.  that's as close to
-  // a home directory as we're likely to find.
-  ITEMIDLIST *idl;
-  if (SUCCEEDED(SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(NULL, CSIDL_PERSONAL, &idl))) {
-    TCHAR *path = NULL;
-    if (SHGetPathFromIDList(idl, dir)) {
-      DWORD attr = GetFileAttributes(dir);
-      if (attr != 0xffffffff && (attr & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) != 0)
-        path = dir;
-    }
-
-    IMalloc *shalloc;
-    if (SUCCEEDED(SHGetMalloc(&shalloc))) {
-      shalloc->Free(idl);
-      shalloc->Release();
-    }
-
-    if (path != NULL) {
-      return path;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // use root of C drive as a default
-  return "C:";
-}
-
 std::string ArchFileWindows::getInstalledDirectory()
 {
   char fileNameBuffer[MAX_PATH];
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchFileWindows.h b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchFileWindows.h
index 36cd5bfab..5c233196b 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchFileWindows.h
+++ b/src/lib/arch/win32/ArchFileWindows.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ public:
 
   // IArchFile overrides
   virtual const char *getBasename(const char *pathname);
-  virtual std::string getUserDirectory();
   virtual std::string getInstalledDirectory();
   virtual std::string concatPath(const std::string &prefix, const std::string &suffix);
 };