diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.cpp
index 49e83e643..ad80e1350 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.cpp
@@ -701,10 +701,6 @@ QString AppRuntimeDirectory() {
 			runtimeDir = QDir::tempPath();
 		}
 
-		if (runtimeDir.isEmpty()) {
-			runtimeDir = qsl("/tmp/");
-		}
-
 		if (!runtimeDir.endsWith('/')) {
 			runtimeDir += '/';
 		}