diff --git a/Core/FileSystems/DirectoryFileSystem.cpp b/Core/FileSystems/DirectoryFileSystem.cpp
index fd7c4b8174..954dea960e 100644
--- a/Core/FileSystems/DirectoryFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/Core/FileSystems/DirectoryFileSystem.cpp
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ bool DirectoryFileSystem::FixPathCase(std::string &path, FixPathCaseBehavior beh
 
 	std::string fullPath;
 	fullPath.reserve(basePath.size() + len + 1);
-
-	fullPath.clear();
 	fullPath.append(basePath);
 
 	size_t start = 0;