diff --git a/src/Utils.vala b/src/Utils.vala
index 24c8668..c7ec257 100644
--- a/src/Utils.vala
+++ b/src/Utils.vala
@@ -4,43 +4,6 @@ namespace LAview.Desktop {
 
 		using Gtk;
 
-		/**
-		 * Resolve a path beginning with "~"
-		 * Look at: https://github.com/ssokolow/gvrun/blob/master/process_runner.vala#L86
-		 */
-		#if (linux || UNIX || __unix__)
-		static string expand_tilde (string path) {
-			if (!path.has_prefix ("~")) return path; // Just pass paths through if they don't start with ~
-
-			// Split the ~user portion from the path (Use / for the path if not present)
-			string parts[2];
-			if (!(Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S in path)) {
-				parts = { path.substring(1), Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S };
-			} else {
-				string trimmed = path.substring(1);
-				parts = trimmed.split(Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S, 2);
-			}
-			warn_if_fail(parts.length == 2);
-
-			// Handle both "~" and "~user" forms
-			string home_path;
-			if (parts[0] == "") {
-				home_path = Environment.get_variable("HOME") ?? Environment.get_home_dir();
-			} else {
-				unowned Posix.Passwd _pw = Posix.getpwnam(parts[0]);
-				home_path = (_pw == null) ? null : _pw.pw_dir;
-			}
-
-			// Fail safely if we couldn't look up a homedir
-			if (home_path == null) {
-				warning("Could not get homedir for user: %s", parts[0].length > 0 ? parts[0] : "<current user>");
-				return path;
-			} else {
-				return home_path + Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S + parts[1];
-			}
-		}
-		#endif
-
 		/**
 		 * Open document.
 		 * Idea borrowed from: https://github.com/ssokolow/gvrun/blob/master/process_runner.vala
@@ -51,7 +14,7 @@ namespace LAview.Desktop {
 				foreach (var opener in OPENERS) {
 					if (Environment.find_program_in_path (opener) != null) {
 						try {
-							string[] argv = { opener, expand_tilde (path) };
+							string[] argv = { opener, path };
 							Process.spawn_async(null, argv, null, SpawnFlags.SEARCH_PATH, null, null);
 						} catch (SpawnError err) {
 							var msg = new MessageDialog (parent_window, DialogFlags.MODAL, MessageType.ERROR,