diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py b/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
index 307239032..b143d6e01 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ from openlp.core.lib.ui import UiStrings, create_action
 from openlp.core.ui import AboutForm, SettingsForm, ServiceManager, ThemeManager, SlideController, PluginForm, \
     MediaDockManager, ShortcutListForm, FormattingTagForm
 from openlp.core.ui.media import MediaController
-from openlp.core.utils import AppLocation, LanguageManager, add_actions, get_application_version, \
-    get_filesystem_encoding
+from openlp.core.utils import AppLocation, LanguageManager, add_actions, get_application_version
 from openlp.core.utils.actions import ActionList, CategoryOrder
 from openlp.core.ui.firsttimeform import FirstTimeForm
 
@@ -903,7 +902,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
             # Make sure it's a .conf file.
         if not export_file_name.endswith(u'conf'):
             export_file_name += u'.conf'
-        temp_file = os.path.join(unicode(gettempdir(), get_filesystem_encoding()), u'openlp', u'exportConf.tmp')
+        temp_file = os.path.join(gettempdir(), u'openlp', u'exportConf.tmp')
         self.save_settings()
         setting_sections = []
         # Add main sections.
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/bibles/forms/bibleupgradeform.py b/openlp/plugins/bibles/forms/bibleupgradeform.py
index caba4b30f..99ef941ed 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/bibles/forms/bibleupgradeform.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/bibles/forms/bibleupgradeform.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
 from openlp.core.lib import Registry, Settings, UiStrings, translate, check_directory_exists
 from openlp.core.lib.ui import critical_error_message_box
 from openlp.core.ui.wizard import OpenLPWizard, WizardStrings
-from openlp.core.utils import AppLocation, delete_file, get_filesystem_encoding
+from openlp.core.utils import AppLocation, delete_file
 from openlp.plugins.bibles.lib.db import BibleDB, BibleMeta, OldBibleDB, BiblesResourcesDB
 from openlp.plugins.bibles.lib.http import BSExtract, BGExtract, CWExtract
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class BibleUpgradeForm(OpenLPWizard):
         self.suffix = u'.sqlite'
         self.settings_section = u'bibles'
         self.path = AppLocation.get_section_data_path(self.settings_section)
-        self.temp_dir = os.path.join(unicode(gettempdir(), get_filesystem_encoding()), u'openlp')
+        self.temp_dir = os.path.join(gettempdir(), u'openlp')
         self.files = self.manager.old_bible_databases
         self.success = {}
         self.new_bibles = {}
diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_core_utils/test_utils.py b/tests/functional/openlp_core_utils/test_utils.py
index 8e3a427ed..9409f0803 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_core_utils/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_core_utils/test_utils.py
@@ -5,42 +5,13 @@ from unittest import TestCase
 
 from mock import patch
 
-from openlp.core.utils import clean_filename, get_filesystem_encoding, _get_frozen_path, get_locale_key, \
-    get_natural_key, split_filename
+from openlp.core.utils import clean_filename, _get_frozen_path, get_locale_key, get_natural_key, split_filename
 
 
 class TestUtils(TestCase):
     """
     A test suite to test out various methods around the AppLocation class.
     """
-    def get_filesystem_encoding_test(self):
-        """
-        Test the get_filesystem_encoding() function
-        """
-        with patch(u'openlp.core.utils.sys.getfilesystemencoding') as mocked_getfilesystemencoding, \
-             patch(u'openlp.core.utils.sys.getdefaultencoding') as mocked_getdefaultencoding:
-            # GIVEN: sys.getfilesystemencoding returns "cp1252"
-            mocked_getfilesystemencoding.return_value = u'cp1252'
-
-            # WHEN: get_filesystem_encoding() is called
-            result = get_filesystem_encoding()
-
-            # THEN: getdefaultencoding should have been called
-            mocked_getfilesystemencoding.assert_called_with()
-            assert not mocked_getdefaultencoding.called
-            assert result == u'cp1252', u'The result should be "cp1252"'
-
-            # GIVEN: sys.getfilesystemencoding returns None and sys.getdefaultencoding returns "utf-8"
-            mocked_getfilesystemencoding.return_value = None
-            mocked_getdefaultencoding.return_value = u'utf-8'
-
-            # WHEN: get_filesystem_encoding() is called
-            result = get_filesystem_encoding()
-
-            # THEN: getdefaultencoding should have been called
-            mocked_getfilesystemencoding.assert_called_with()
-            mocked_getdefaultencoding.assert_called_with()
-            assert result == u'utf-8', u'The result should be "utf-8"'
 
     def get_frozen_path_test(self):
         """