diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/core/hooks.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/core/hooks.cpp
index 4363c0e22..0c5ed5af2 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/core/hooks.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/core/hooks.cpp
@@ -218,67 +218,6 @@ void MakeHook(LPVOID pTarget, LPVOID pDetour, void* ppOriginal, const char* pFun
 		spdlog::error("MH_CreateHook failed for function {}", pStrippedFuncName);
 }
 
-AUTOHOOK_ABSOLUTEADDR(_GetCommandLineA, (LPVOID)GetCommandLineA, LPSTR, WINAPI, ())
-{
-	static char* cmdlineModified;
-	static char* cmdlineOrg;
-
-	if (cmdlineOrg == nullptr || cmdlineModified == nullptr)
-	{
-		cmdlineOrg = _GetCommandLineA();
-		bool isDedi = strstr(cmdlineOrg, "-dedicated"); // well, this one has to be a real argument
-		bool ignoreStartupArgs = strstr(cmdlineOrg, "-nostartupargs");
-
-		std::string args;
-		std::ifstream cmdlineArgFile;
-
-		// it looks like CommandLine() prioritizes parameters apprearing first, so we want the real commandline to take priority
-		// not to mention that cmdlineOrg starts with the EXE path
-		args.append(cmdlineOrg);
-		args.append(" ");
-
-		// append those from the file
-
-		if (!ignoreStartupArgs)
-		{
-
-			cmdlineArgFile = std::ifstream(!isDedi ? "ns_startup_args.txt" : "ns_startup_args_dedi.txt");
-
-			if (cmdlineArgFile)
-			{
-				std::stringstream argBuffer;
-				argBuffer << cmdlineArgFile.rdbuf();
-				cmdlineArgFile.close();
-
-				// if some other command line option includes "-northstar" in the future then you have to refactor this check to check with
-				// both either space after or ending with
-				if (!isDedi && argBuffer.str().find("-northstar") != std::string::npos)
-					MessageBoxA(
-						NULL,
-						"The \"-northstar\" command line option is NOT supposed to go into ns_startup_args.txt file!\n\nThis option is "
-						"supposed to go into Origin/Steam game launch options, and then you are supposed to launch the original "
-						"Titanfall2.exe "
-						"rather than NorthstarLauncher.exe to make use of it.",
-						"Northstar Warning",
-						MB_ICONWARNING);
-
-				args.append(argBuffer.str());
-			}
-		}
-
-		auto len = args.length();
-		cmdlineModified = new char[len + 1];
-		if (!cmdlineModified)
-		{
-			spdlog::error("malloc failed for command line");
-			return cmdlineOrg;
-		}
-		memcpy(cmdlineModified, args.c_str(), len + 1);
-	}
-
-	return cmdlineModified;
-}
-
 std::vector<std::string> calledTags;
 void CallLoadLibraryACallbacks(LPCSTR lpLibFileName, HMODULE moduleAddress)
 {
diff --git a/NorthstarLauncher/main.cpp b/NorthstarLauncher/main.cpp
index ecc18c458..e1ae180c0 100644
--- a/NorthstarLauncher/main.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarLauncher/main.cpp
@@ -419,19 +419,14 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	{
 		PrependPath();
 
-		if (!fs::exists("ns_startup_args.txt"))
+		// NOTE [Fifty]: Functionality removed in https://github.com/R2Northstar/NorthstarLauncher/pull/517
+		if (fs::exists("ns_startup_args.txt"))
 		{
-			std::ofstream file("ns_startup_args.txt");
-			std::string defaultArgs = "-multiple";
-			file.write(defaultArgs.c_str(), defaultArgs.length());
-			file.close();
+			std::cout << "[*] WARNING: 'ns_startup_args.txt' is no longer supported!" << std::endl;
 		}
-		if (!fs::exists("ns_startup_args_dedi.txt"))
+		if (fs::exists("ns_startup_args_dedi.txt"))
 		{
-			std::ofstream file("ns_startup_args_dedi.txt");
-			std::string defaultArgs = "+setplaylist private_match";
-			file.write(defaultArgs.c_str(), defaultArgs.length());
-			file.close();
+			std::cout << "[*] WARNING: 'ns_startup_args_dedi.txt' is no longer supported!" << std::endl;
 		}
 
 		std::cout << "[*] Loading tier0.dll" << std::endl;