diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameListModel.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameListModel.cpp
index 7dd81e047d..7f26c87435 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameListModel.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameListModel.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ const QSize GAMECUBE_BANNER_SIZE(96, 32);
 GameListModel::GameListModel(QObject* parent) : QAbstractTableModel(parent)
 {
   connect(&m_tracker, &GameTracker::GameLoaded, this, &GameListModel::UpdateGame);
-  connect(&m_tracker, &GameTracker::GameRemoved, this,
-          [this](const QString& path) { RemoveGame(path.toStdString()); });
+  connect(&m_tracker, &GameTracker::GameRemoved, this, &GameListModel::RemoveGame);
   connect(&Settings::Instance(), &Settings::PathAdded, &m_tracker, &GameTracker::AddDirectory);
   connect(&Settings::Instance(), &Settings::PathRemoved, &m_tracker, &GameTracker::RemoveDirectory);
   connect(&Settings::Instance(), &Settings::PathReloadRequested, &m_tracker,
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameTracker.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameTracker.cpp
index b9c5d4f7a0..958236d227 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameTracker.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameTracker.cpp
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ void GameTracker::StartInternal()
   auto emit_game_loaded = [this](const std::shared_ptr<const UICommon::GameFile>& game) {
     emit GameLoaded(std::move(game));
   };
-  auto emit_game_removed = [this](const std::string& path) {
-    emit GameRemoved(QString::fromStdString(path));
-  };
+  auto emit_game_removed = [this](const std::string& path) { emit GameRemoved(path); };
 
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(m_mutex);
 
@@ -159,7 +157,7 @@ void GameTracker::RemoveDirectoryInternal(const QString& dir)
         removePath(path);
         m_tracked_files.remove(path);
         if (m_started)
-          emit GameRemoved(path);
+          emit GameRemoved(path.toStdString());
       }
     }
   }
@@ -195,7 +193,7 @@ void GameTracker::UpdateDirectoryInternal(const QString& dir)
     {
       m_tracked_files.remove(missing);
       if (m_started)
-        GameRemoved(missing);
+        GameRemoved(missing.toStdString());
     }
   }
 }
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ void GameTracker::UpdateFileInternal(const QString& file)
   if (QFileInfo(file).exists())
   {
     if (m_started)
-      GameRemoved(file);
+      GameRemoved(file.toStdString());
     addPath(file);
     LoadGame(file);
   }
@@ -213,7 +211,7 @@ void GameTracker::UpdateFileInternal(const QString& file)
   {
     m_tracked_files.remove(file);
     if (m_started)
-      emit GameRemoved(file);
+      emit GameRemoved(file.toStdString());
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameTracker.h b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameTracker.h
index 63d8232dce..cbe6c63cba 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameTracker.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameTracker.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
+#include <string>
 
 #include <QFileSystemWatcher>
 #include <QMap>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ public:
 
 signals:
   void GameLoaded(std::shared_ptr<const UICommon::GameFile> game);
-  void GameRemoved(const QString& path);
+  void GameRemoved(const std::string& path);
 
 private:
   void LoadCache();
@@ -80,3 +81,4 @@ private:
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(std::shared_ptr<const UICommon::GameFile>)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(std::string)