diff --git a/addons/inventory/XEH_preStart.sqf b/addons/inventory/XEH_preStart.sqf
index faa0e1691e..cc01ae5ef3 100644
--- a/addons/inventory/XEH_preStart.sqf
+++ b/addons/inventory/XEH_preStart.sqf
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ uiNamespace setVariable [QGVAR(backpackKeyCache), compileFinal createHashMapFrom
     if (_picture select [0, 1] == "\") then {
         _picture = _picture select [1];
     };
-    if (count _picture > 0 && !(_picture regexMatch ".*?\.paa")) then { // handle missing file extension
-        if (!fileExists (_picture + ".paa")) exitWith {};
-        _picture = _picture + ".paa";
-    };
 
     // Handle missing file extension, as inventory returns path with extension
     if (count _picture > 0 && !(_picture regexMatch ".*?\.paa")) then {