diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-main/env.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-main/env.ts
index 7ba44a6f9d279..2e7322242116f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-main/env.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-main/env.ts
@@ -316,9 +316,6 @@ function massagePath(path: string): string {
 	// Trim whitespaces
 	path = strings.trim(strings.trim(path, ' '), '\t');
 
-	// Remove trailing dots
-	path = strings.rtrim(path, '.');
-
 	return path;
 }