diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_android.c b/frontend/platform/platform_android.c
index 7c8af0c34a..9e2e660c80 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_android.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_android.c
@@ -619,8 +619,6 @@ static void frontend_android_get_environment_settings(int *argc,
                   path, "info", sizeof(g_defaults.core_info_dir));
             fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.autoconfig_dir,
                   path, "autoconfig/android", sizeof(g_defaults.autoconfig_dir));
-            fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.playlist_dir,
-                  path, "playlists", sizeof(g_defaults.playlist_dir));
             fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.audio_filter_dir,
                   path, "audio_filters", sizeof(g_defaults.audio_filter_dir));
             fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.video_filter_dir,