diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/EnvironmentVariables.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/EnvironmentVariables.cs
index 3d6a1ad8a..c17277112 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/EnvironmentVariables.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/EnvironmentVariables.cs
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search
             return envStringPaths;
         }
 
-        internal static string TranslateEnvironmentVariablePath(string environmentVariablePath)
-        {
-            return Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(environmentVariablePath);
-        }
-
         internal static List<Result> GetEnvironmentStringPathSuggestions(string querySearch, Query query, PluginInitContext context)
         {
             var results = new List<Result>();
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
index da6509124..25604cf2f 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search
 
             // Query is a location path with a full environment variable, eg. %appdata%\somefolder\
             var isEnvironmentVariablePath = EnvironmentVariables.BeginsWithEnvironmentVar(querySearch);
-
+            
             var locationPath = querySearch;
 
             if (isEnvironmentVariablePath)
-                locationPath = EnvironmentVariables.TranslateEnvironmentVariablePath(locationPath);
+                locationPath = Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(locationPath);
 
             // Check that actual location exists, otherwise directory search will throw directory not found exception
             if (!FilesFolders.ReturnPreviousDirectoryIfIncompleteString(locationPath).LocationExists())