diff --git a/src/os2.cpp b/src/os2.cpp
--- a/src/os2.cpp
+++ b/src/os2.cpp
@@ -158,9 +158,6 @@ void ShowOSErrorBox(const unsigned char 
 
 int CDECL main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
-	// change the working directory to enable doubleclicking in UIs
-	ChangeWorkingDirectory(argv[0]);
-
 	_random_seeds[1][1] = _random_seeds[1][0] = _random_seeds[0][1] = _random_seeds[0][0] = time(NULL);
 
 	return ttd_main(argc, argv);
diff --git a/src/unix.cpp b/src/unix.cpp
--- a/src/unix.cpp
+++ b/src/unix.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
-#ifdef USE_HOMEDIR
-#include <pwd.h>
-#endif
-
 #if (defined(_POSIX_VERSION) && _POSIX_VERSION >= 200112L) || defined(__GLIBC__)
 	#define HAS_STATVFS
 #endif