diff --git a/Makefile.ps2 b/Makefile.ps2
index 7e4f58b2bd..e531044ced 100644
--- a/Makefile.ps2
+++ b/Makefile.ps2
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ endif
 
 INCDIR = -I$(PS2DEV)/gsKit/include -I$(PS2SDK)/ports/include
 INCDIR += -Ips2/include -Ilibretro-common/include -Ideps -Ideps/stb -Ideps/7zip
-INCDIR += -Ideps/pthreads -Ideps/pthreads/platform/ps2 -Ideps/pthreads/platform/helper
 CFLAGS = $(OPTIMIZE_LV) $(DISABLE_WARNINGS) -ffast-math -fsingle-precision-constant
 ASFLAGS = $(CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_ps2.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_ps2.c
index 40059c6687..1bdb9e1868 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_ps2.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_ps2.c
@@ -210,15 +210,11 @@ static void frontend_ps2_init(void *data)
    }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(BUILD_FOR_PCSX2)
-   strlcpy(cwd, rootDevicePath(BOOT_DEVICE_MC0), sizeof(cwd));
-#else
    getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd));
 #if !defined(IS_SALAMANDER) && !defined(DEBUG)
    // If it is not salamander we need to go one level up for set the CWD.
    path_parent_dir(cwd);
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #if !defined(DEBUG)
    waitUntilDeviceIsReady(cwd);