diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_desktop/ecore_desktop_icon.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_desktop/ecore_desktop_icon.c
index 96c78d29a5..9739fdebdf 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_desktop/ecore_desktop_icon.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_desktop/ecore_desktop_icon.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ ecore_desktop_icon_find(const char *icon, const char *icon_size, const char *ico
 {
    char                icn[PATH_MAX], path[PATH_MAX];
    const char         *dir; 
-   char               *home;
 
    if (icon == NULL)
       return NULL;
@@ -61,8 +60,6 @@ ecore_desktop_icon_find(const char *icon, const char *icon_size, const char *ico
    if (icon_theme == NULL)
       icon_theme="hicolor";
 
-   home = ecore_desktop_home_get();
-
    snprintf(icn, sizeof(icn), "%s", icon);
 #ifdef DEBUG
    fprintf(stderr, "\tTrying To Find Icon %s\n", icn);
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_desktop/ecore_desktop_paths.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_desktop/ecore_desktop_paths.c
index 74c3184d57..ffc71f0519 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_desktop/ecore_desktop_paths.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_desktop/ecore_desktop_paths.c
@@ -84,15 +84,6 @@ ecore_desktop_paths_init()
 
    gnome_data = ecore_list_new();
    home = ecore_desktop_home_get();
-   if (home)
-     {
-	int                 last;
-
-	/* Strip trailing slash of home. */
-	last = strlen(home) - 1;
-	if ((last >= 0) && (home[last] == '/'))
-	   home[last] = '\0';
-     }
 
    if (gnome_data)
       {