diff --git a/proton b/proton
index 8a5eb31a..ae2df36d 100755
--- a/proton
+++ b/proton
@@ -1523,9 +1523,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         log("No compat data path?")
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    # CW-Bug-Id: #23185 Avoid triggering new SDL 2.30 behavior.
-    os.environ.pop('SteamVirtualGamepadInfo', None)
-
     g_proton = Proton(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
 
     g_proton.cleanup_legacy_dist()