diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/kernel_main.c b/dlls/kernel32/kernel_main.c
index 1d61853d864..9247e3c1176 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/kernel_main.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/kernel_main.c
@@ -77,36 +77,6 @@ static void set_entry_point( HMODULE module, const char *name, DWORD rva )
 }
 
 
-/***********************************************************************
- *              set_library_argv
- *
- * Set the Wine library argv global variable.
- */
-static void set_library_argv( WCHAR **wargv )
-{
-    int argc;
-    char *p, **argv;
-    DWORD total = 0;
-
-    /* convert argv back from Unicode since it has to be in the Ansi codepage not the Unix one */
-
-    for (argc = 0; wargv[argc]; argc++)
-        total += WideCharToMultiByte( CP_ACP, 0, wargv[argc], -1, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL );
-
-    argv = RtlAllocateHeap( GetProcessHeap(), 0, total + (argc + 1) * sizeof(*argv) );
-    p = (char *)(argv + argc + 1);
-    for (argc = 0; wargv[argc]; argc++)
-    {
-        DWORD reslen = WideCharToMultiByte( CP_ACP, 0, wargv[argc], -1, p, total, NULL, NULL );
-        argv[argc] = p;
-        p += reslen;
-        total -= reslen;
-    }
-    argv[argc] = NULL;
-    __wine_main_argv = argv;
-}
-
-
 /***********************************************************************
  *           KERNEL process initialisation routine
  */
@@ -114,7 +84,6 @@ static BOOL process_attach( HMODULE module )
 {
     RTL_USER_PROCESS_PARAMETERS *params = NtCurrentTeb()->Peb->ProcessParameters;
 
-    set_library_argv( __wine_main_wargv );
     NtQuerySystemInformation( SystemBasicInformation, &system_info, sizeof(system_info), NULL );
 
     /* Setup registry timezone information */