diff --git a/command_line.py b/command_line.py
index 8406572..81e11d5 100644
--- a/command_line.py
+++ b/command_line.py
@@ -1258,10 +1258,7 @@ def main():
     if args.quiet:
         command_base.quiet = True
 
-    if utils.is_windows() and os.path.isabs(args.project_dir):
-        command_base._project_dir = u'//?/' + args.project_dir
-    else:
-        command_base._project_dir = args.project_dir
+    command_base._project_dir = args.project_dir
 
     command_base._output_dir = (args.output_dir or
                                 utils.path_join(command_base._project_dir, 'output'))
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 6c1624a..2241c3e 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ def get_data_path(dir_path):
     dirs = AppDirs('Web2Executable', 'Web2Executable')
     data_path = path_join(dirs.user_data_dir, *parts)
 
-    if is_windows() and os.path.isabs(data_path):
-        data_path = u'//?/' + data_path
-
     if not os.path.exists(data_path):
         os.makedirs(data_path)