diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Configuration/ServerConfigurationManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Configuration/ServerConfigurationManager.cs
index 607e896b86..e73a69892c 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Configuration/ServerConfigurationManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Configuration/ServerConfigurationManager.cs
@@ -237,12 +237,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Configuration
                 changed = true;
             }
 
-            if (!config.EnableLocalizedGuids)
-            {
-                config.EnableLocalizedGuids = true;
-                changed = true;
-            }
-
             return changed;
         }
     }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index cac1cb3b4b..bd8a095503 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
             }
 
-            if (ConfigurationManager.Configuration.EnableLocalizedGuids && key.StartsWith(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.ProgramDataPath))
+            if (key.StartsWith(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.ProgramDataPath))
             {
                 // Try to normalize paths located underneath program-data in an attempt to make them more portable
                 key = key.Substring(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.ProgramDataPath.Length)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
index 9b800bbc93..f2c3b7cc8a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
         public PathSubstitution[] PathSubstitutions { get; set; }
         public bool EnableSimpleArtistDetection { get; set; }
 
-        public bool EnableLocalizedGuids { get; set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ServerConfiguration" /> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -202,7 +200,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
             PathSubstitutions = new PathSubstitution[] { };
             EnableSimpleArtistDetection = true;
 
-            EnableLocalizedGuids = true;
             DisplaySpecialsWithinSeasons = true;
             EnableExternalContentInSuggestions = true;