diff --git a/filesystem/filesystem.c b/filesystem/filesystem.c
index 264a79b5..e226d78b 100644
--- a/filesystem/filesystem.c
+++ b/filesystem/filesystem.c
@@ -387,9 +387,6 @@ void FS_AddGameDirectory( const char *dir, uint flags )
 
 	for( archive = g_archives; archive->ext; archive++ )
 	{
-		if( archive->type == SEARCHPATH_WAD ) // HACKHACK: wads need direct paths but only in this function
-			FS_AllowDirectPaths( true );
-
 		for( i = 0; i < list.numstrings; i++ )
 		{
 			const char *ext = COM_FileExtension( list.strings[i] );
@@ -400,8 +397,6 @@ void FS_AddGameDirectory( const char *dir, uint flags )
 			Q_snprintf( fullpath, sizeof( fullpath ), "%s%s", dir, list.strings[i] );
 			FS_AddArchive_Fullpath( archive, fullpath, flags );
 		}
-
-		FS_AllowDirectPaths( false );
 	}
 
 	stringlistfreecontents( &list );
diff --git a/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h b/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h
index 8ef42183..d262eec9 100644
--- a/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h
+++ b/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct file_s
 #endif
 };
 
-enum
+typedef enum searchpathtype_e
 {
 	SEARCHPATH_PLAIN = 0,
 	SEARCHPATH_PAK,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ enum
 	SEARCHPATH_ZIP,
 	SEARCHPATH_PK3DIR, // it's actually a plain directory but it must behave like a ZIP archive,
 	SEARCHPATH_ANDROID_ASSETS
-};
+} searchpathtype_t;
 
 typedef struct stringlist_s
 {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ typedef struct stringlist_s
 typedef struct searchpath_s
 {
 	string  filename;
-	int     type;
+	searchpathtype_t     type;
 	int     flags;
 
 	union
diff --git a/filesystem/wad.c b/filesystem/wad.c
index 0bd8ade3..10070985 100644
--- a/filesystem/wad.c
+++ b/filesystem/wad.c
@@ -293,29 +293,9 @@ static wfile_t *W_Open( const char *filename, int *error )
 	dlumpinfo_t	*srclumps;
 	size_t		lat_size;
 	dwadinfo_t	header;
+	const char *basename = COM_FileWithoutPath( filename );
 
-	// NOTE: FS_Open is load wad file from the first pak in the list (while fs_ext_path is false)
-	if( fs_ext_path )
-	{
-		int ind;
-		searchpath_t *search = FS_FindFile( filename, &ind, NULL, 0, false );
-
-		// allow direct absolute paths
-		// TODO: catch them in FS_FindFile_DIR!
-		if( !search || ind < 0 )
-		{
-			wad->handle = FS_SysOpen( filename, "rb" );
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			wad->handle = search->pfnOpenFile( search, filename, "rb", ind );
-		}
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		const char *basename = COM_FileWithoutPath( filename );
-		wad->handle = FS_Open( basename, "rb", false );
-	}
+	wad->handle = FS_Open( basename, "rb", false );
 
 	if( wad->handle == NULL )
 	{