diff --git a/src/path_info.cpp b/src/path_info.cpp
index 3154a57556acf..60e308dc7b84a 100644
--- a/src/path_info.cpp
+++ b/src/path_info.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ void PATH_INFO::update_datadir()
     update_pathname( "rawdir", FILENAMES["datadir"] + "raw/" );
     update_pathname( "jsondir", FILENAMES["datadir"] + "core/" );
     update_pathname( "moddir", FILENAMES["datadir"] + "mods/" );
-    update_pathname( "recycledir", FILENAMES["datadir"] + "recycling/" );
     update_pathname( "namesdir", FILENAMES["datadir"] + "names/" );
     update_pathname( "titledir", FILENAMES["datadir"] + "title/" );
     update_pathname( "motddir", FILENAMES["datadir"] + "motd/" );