diff --git a/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp b/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
index f030939ce0..bccf953e41 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
@@ -348,76 +348,6 @@ fs::path GetBundleDirectory() {
 
 #endif
 
-fs::path GetDesktopPath() {
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-    PWSTR DesktopPath = nullptr;
-
-    if (SUCCEEDED(SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_Desktop, 0, NULL, &DesktopPath))) {
-        std::wstring wideDesktopPath(DesktopPath);
-        CoTaskMemFree(DesktopPath);
-
-        // UTF-16 filesystem lib to UTF-8 is broken, so we need to convert to UTF-8 with the with
-        // the Windows library (Filesystem converts the strings literally).
-        return fs::path{Common::UTF16ToUTF8(wideDesktopPath)};
-    } else {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem,
-                  "[GetDesktopPath] Failed to get the path to the desktop directory");
-    }
-    return fs::path{};
-#else
-    fs::path shortcut_path{};
-
-    // Array of possible desktop
-    std::vector<std::string> desktop_paths = {
-        "Desktop",      "Escritorio", "Bureau",       "Skrivebord", "Plocha",
-        "Skrivbord",    "Desktop",    "Рабочий стол", "Pulpit",     "Área de Trabalho",
-        "Робочий стіл", "Bureaublad", "デスクトップ", "桌面",       "Pöytä",
-        "바탕 화면",    "바탕 화면",  "سطح المكتب",   "دسکتاپ",     "שולחן עבודה"};
-
-    for (auto& path : desktop_paths) {
-        if (fs::exists(GetHomeDirectory() / path)) {
-            return path;
-        }
-    }
-
-    LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem,
-              "[GetDesktopPath] Failed to get the path to the desktop directory");
-
-    return shortcut_path;
-#endif
-}
-
-fs::path GetAppsShortcutsPath() {
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-    PWSTR AppShortcutsPath = nullptr;
-
-    if (SUCCEEDED(SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_CommonPrograms, 0, NULL, &AppShortcutsPath))) {
-        std::wstring wideAppShortcutsPath(AppShortcutsPath);
-        CoTaskMemFree(AppShortcutsPath);
-
-        // UTF-16 filesystem lib to UTF-8 is broken, so we need to convert to UTF-8 with the with
-        // the Windows library (Filesystem converts the strings literally).
-        return fs::path{Common::UTF16ToUTF8(wideAppShortcutsPath)};
-    } else {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem,
-                  "[GetAppsShortcutsPath] Failed to get the path to the App Shortcuts directory");
-    }
-
-    return fs::path{};
-#else
-    fs::path shortcut_path = GetHomeDirectory() / ".local/share/applications";
-    if (!fs::exists(shortcut_path)) {
-        shortcut_path = std::filesystem::path("/usr/share/applications");
-        if (!fs::exists(shortcut_path)) {
-            LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem,
-                      "[GetAppsShortcutsPath] Failed to get the path to the App Shortcuts "
-                      "directory");
-        }
-    }
-    return fs::path{};
-#endif
-}
-
 // vvvvvvvvvv Deprecated vvvvvvvvvv //
 
 std::string_view RemoveTrailingSlash(std::string_view path) {
diff --git a/src/common/fs/path_util.h b/src/common/fs/path_util.h
index b88a388d19..63801c924b 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/path_util.h
+++ b/src/common/fs/path_util.h
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ void SetYuzuPath(YuzuPath yuzu_path, const Path& new_path) {
  * @returns The path of the current user's %APPDATA% directory.
  */
 [[nodiscard]] std::filesystem::path GetAppDataRoamingDirectory();
+
 #else
 
 /**
@@ -274,20 +275,6 @@ void SetYuzuPath(YuzuPath yuzu_path, const Path& new_path) {
 
 #endif
 
-/**
- * Gets the path of the current user's desktop directory.
- *
- * @returns The path of the current user's desktop directory.
- */
-[[nodiscard]] std::filesystem::path GetDesktopPath();
-
-/**
- * Gets the path of the current user's apps directory.
- *
- * @returns The path of the current user's apps directory.
- */
-[[nodiscard]] std::filesystem::path GetAppsShortcutsPath();
-
 // vvvvvvvvvv Deprecated vvvvvvvvvv //
 
 // Removes the final '/' or '\' if one exists
diff --git a/src/yuzu/main.cpp b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
index e4dc717ed3..fd68ac9b64 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/main.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
@@ -3082,13 +3082,9 @@ void GMainWindow::OnGameListCreateShortcut(u64 program_id, const std::string& ga
     // Shortcut path
     std::filesystem::path shortcut_path{};
     if (target == GameListShortcutTarget::Desktop) {
-        shortcut_path = Common::FS::GetDesktopPath();
-        if (!std::filesystem::exists(shortcut_path)) {
-            shortcut_path =
-                QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DesktopLocation).toStdString();
-        }
+        shortcut_path =
+            QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DesktopLocation).toStdString();
     } else if (target == GameListShortcutTarget::Applications) {
-
 #if defined(_WIN32)
         HANDLE hProcess = GetCurrentProcess();
         if (!IsUserAnAdmin()) {
@@ -3098,12 +3094,8 @@ void GMainWindow::OnGameListCreateShortcut(u64 program_id, const std::string& ga
         }
         CloseHandle(hProcess);
 #endif // _WIN32
-
-        shortcut_path = Common::FS::GetAppsShortcutsPath();
-        if (!std::filesystem::exists(shortcut_path)) {
-            shortcut_path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::ApplicationsLocation)
-                                .toStdString();
-        }
+        shortcut_path =
+            QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::ApplicationsLocation).toStdString();
     }
 
     // Icon path and title
diff --git a/src/yuzu/util/util.h b/src/yuzu/util/util.h
index 8839e160ae..31e82ff67d 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/util/util.h
+++ b/src/yuzu/util/util.h
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@
 #include <QString>
 
 /// Returns a QFont object appropriate to use as a monospace font for debugging widgets, etc.
-
 [[nodiscard]] QFont GetMonospaceFont();
 
 /// Convert a size in bytes into a readable format (KiB, MiB, etc.)
-
 [[nodiscard]] QString ReadableByteSize(qulonglong size);
 
 /**
@@ -34,5 +32,4 @@
  *
  * @return bool If the operation succeeded
  */
-
 [[nodiscard]] bool SaveIconToFile(const QImage& image, const std::filesystem::path& icon_path);