diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp
index ea7a700ac2..64cb5a2568 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <wx/chartype.h>
 #include <wx/defs.h>
 #include <wx/event.h>
+#include <wx/filename.h>
 #include <wx/frame.h>
 #include <wx/gdicmn.h>
 #include <wx/icon.h>
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
 #include "Core/CoreParameter.h"
 #include "Core/Movie.h"
 #include "Core/State.h"
+#include "Core/HW/DVDInterface.h"
 
 #include "DolphinWX/Frame.h"
 #include "DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.h"
@@ -146,10 +148,34 @@ void CRenderFrame::OnDropFiles(wxDropFilesEvent& event)
 {
 	if (event.GetNumberOfFiles() != 1)
 		return;
-	if (File::IsDirectory(event.GetFiles()[0].ToStdString()))
+	if (File::IsDirectory(WxStrToStr(event.GetFiles()[0])))
 		return;
 
-	State::LoadAs(event.GetFiles()[0].ToStdString());
+	wxFileName file = event.GetFiles()[0];
+
+	if (file.GetExt() == "dtm")
+	{
+		if (Core::IsRunning())
+			return;
+
+		if (!Movie::IsReadOnly())
+		{
+			// let's make the read-only flag consistent at the start of a movie.
+			Movie::SetReadOnly(true);
+			main_frame->GetMenuBar()->FindItem(IDM_RECORDREADONLY)->Check(true);
+		}
+
+		if (Movie::PlayInput(WxStrToStr(file.GetFullPath())))
+			main_frame->BootGame("");
+	}
+	else if (!Core::IsRunning())
+	{
+		main_frame->BootGame(WxStrToStr(file.GetFullPath()));
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		DVDInterface::ChangeDisc(WxStrToStr(file.GetFullPath()));
+	}
 }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp
index aaf43639de..31b8dcdfc6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #include "Core/CoreParameter.h"
 #include "Core/Movie.h"
 #include "Core/Boot/Boot.h"
-#include "Core/HW/DVDInterface.h"
 #include "DiscIO/Blob.h"
 #include "DiscIO/Volume.h"
 #include "DiscIO/VolumeCreator.h"
@@ -216,8 +215,6 @@ CGameListCtrl::CGameListCtrl(wxWindow* parent, const wxWindowID id, const
 		wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size, long style)
 	: wxListCtrl(parent, id, pos, size, style), toolTip(nullptr)
 {
-	DragAcceptFiles(true);
-	Connect(wxEVT_DROP_FILES, wxDropFilesEventHandler(CGameListCtrl::OnDropFiles), nullptr, this);
 }
 
 CGameListCtrl::~CGameListCtrl()
@@ -1324,37 +1321,3 @@ void CGameListCtrl::UnselectAll()
 		SetItemState(i, 0, wxLIST_STATE_SELECTED);
 	}
 }
-
-void CGameListCtrl::OnDropFiles(wxDropFilesEvent& event)
-{
-	if (event.GetNumberOfFiles() != 1)
-		return;
-	if (File::IsDirectory(WxStrToStr(event.GetFiles()[0])))
-		return;
-
-	wxFileName file = event.GetFiles()[0];
-
-	if (file.GetExt() == "dtm")
-	{
-		if (Core::IsRunning())
-			return;
-
-		if (!Movie::IsReadOnly())
-		{
-			// let's make the read-only flag consistent at the start of a movie.
-			Movie::SetReadOnly(true);
-			main_frame->GetMenuBar()->FindItem(IDM_RECORDREADONLY)->Check(true);
-		}
-
-		if (Movie::PlayInput(WxStrToStr(file.GetFullPath())))
-			main_frame->BootGame("");
-	}
-	else if (!Core::IsRunning())
-	{
-		main_frame->BootGame(WxStrToStr(file.GetFullPath()));
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		DVDInterface::ChangeDisc(WxStrToStr(file.GetFullPath()));
-	}
-}
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.h
index b21c4e2259..0b71003a08 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.h
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ private:
 	void OnMultiCompressGCM(wxCommandEvent& event);
 	void OnMultiDecompressGCM(wxCommandEvent& event);
 	void OnInstallWAD(wxCommandEvent& event);
-	void OnDropFiles(wxDropFilesEvent& event);
 
 	void CompressSelection(bool _compress);
 	void AutomaticColumnWidth();