diff --git a/plugins/editors/tinymce/tinymce.php b/plugins/editors/tinymce/tinymce.php
index bf6ee789ab310..b2c10e88a6ea3 100644
--- a/plugins/editors/tinymce/tinymce.php
+++ b/plugins/editors/tinymce/tinymce.php
@@ -604,19 +604,10 @@ public function onDisplay(
 				$isSubDir = JUri::root(true);
 			}
 
-			// Get specific path
-			$tempPath = $levelParams->get('path', '');
-
-			if (!empty($tempPath))
-			{
-				// Remove the root images path
-				$tempPath = str_replace(JComponentHelper::getParams('com_media')->get('image_path') . '/', '', $tempPath);
-			}
-
 			JText::script('PLG_TINY_ERR_UNSUPPORTEDBROWSER');
 
 			$scriptOptions['setCustomDir']    = $isSubDir;
-			$scriptOptions['mediaUploadPath'] = $tempPath;
+			$scriptOptions['mediaUploadPath'] = $levelParams->get('path', '');
 			$scriptOptions['uploadUri']       = $uploadUrl;
 		}
 
@@ -1895,19 +1886,10 @@ private function onDisplayLegacy(
 				$isSubDir = JUri::root(true);
 			}
 
-			// Get specific path
-			$tempPath = $this->params->get('path', '');
-
-			if (!empty($tempPath))
-			{
-				// Remove the root images path
-				$tempPath = str_replace(JComponentHelper::getParams('com_media')->get('image_path') . '/', '', $tempPath);
-			}
-
 			JText::script('PLG_TINY_ERR_UNSUPPORTEDBROWSER');
 
 			$scriptOptions['setCustomDir']    = $isSubDir;
-			$scriptOptions['mediaUploadPath'] = $tempPath;
+			$scriptOptions['mediaUploadPath'] = $this->params->get('path', '');
 			$scriptOptions['uploadUri']       = $uploadUrl;
 
 			$externalPlugins = array(