diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py b/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
index 3ef8d234f3..4ef2954cec 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py
@@ -1688,23 +1688,13 @@ def timed_print(*a, **kw):
 
 
 def local_path_for_resource(qurl: QUrl, base_qurl: 'QUrl | None' = None) -> str:
-    import re
-
-    def fix_qt_bodging_windows_paths(path: str) -> str:
-        # When loading <img src="file:///c:/path/to/img.png"> Qt gives us the
-        # URL: //c/path/to/img.png  Le bubbling sigh
-        # https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-122201
-        if iswindows and re.match(r'//[a-zA-Z]/', path) is not None and not os.path.exists(path):
-            path = os.path.normpath(path[2] + ':' + path[3:])
-        return path
-
     if base_qurl and qurl.isRelative():
         qurl = base_qurl.resolved(qurl)
 
     if qurl.isLocalFile():
-        return fix_qt_bodging_windows_paths(qurl.toLocalFile())
+        return qurl.toLocalFile()
     if qurl.isRelative():  # this means has no scheme
-        return fix_qt_bodging_windows_paths(qurl.path())
+        return qurl.path()
     return ''
 
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py
index aafce57bc2..77b99d2e6d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from calibre import (
     fit_image, human_readable, isbytestring, prepare_string_for_xml, strftime,
 )
 from calibre.constants import (
-    DEBUG, config_dir, dark_link_color, filesystem_encoding, iswindows,
+    DEBUG, config_dir, dark_link_color, filesystem_encoding
 )
 from calibre.db.search import CONTAINS_MATCH, EQUALS_MATCH, REGEXP_MATCH, _match
 from calibre.db.utils import force_to_bool
@@ -916,17 +916,8 @@ class BooksModel(QAbstractTableModel):  # {{{
                             text = fffunc(field_obj, idfunc(idx))
                             return (text) if force_to_bool(text) is None else None
                     else:
-                        if iswindows and dt == 'comments':
-                            # https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-122201
-                            file_pat = re.compile(r'"file:///([a-zA-Z]):/(.+?)"')
-                            def func(idx):
-                                ans = fffunc(field_obj, idfunc(idx), default_value='')
-                                if ans:
-                                    ans = file_pat.sub(r'"file:///\1%3a/\2"', ans)
-                                return ans
-                        else:
-                            def func(idx):
-                                return fffunc(field_obj, idfunc(idx), default_value='')
+                        def func(idx):
+                            return fffunc(field_obj, idfunc(idx), default_value='')
             elif dt == 'datetime':
                 def func(idx):
                     val = fffunc(field_obj, idfunc(idx), default_value=UNDEFINED_DATE)