diff --git a/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.html b/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.html
index bf678e71a40..a256667fdf2 100644
--- a/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.html
+++ b/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.html
@@ -223,9 +223,8 @@ <h3 class="checkboxListLabel">${LabelHardwareEncodingOptions}</h3>
                 <div class="inputContainer fldEncoderPath">
                     <div style="display: flex; align-items: center;">
                         <div style="flex-grow:1;">
-                            <input is="emby-input" class="txtEncoderPath" label="${LabelffmpegPath}" autocomplete="off" />
+                            <input is="emby-input" class="txtEncoderPath" label="${LabelffmpegPath}" autocomplete="off" disabled />
                         </div>
-                        <button type="button" is="paper-icon-button-light" id="btnSelectEncoderPath" class="emby-input-iconbutton"><span class="material-icons search" aria-hidden="true"></span></button>
                     </div>
                     <div class="fieldDescription">
                         <div>${LabelffmpegPathHelp}</div>
diff --git a/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.js b/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.js
index f24f3fecb40..0840ad36e20 100644
--- a/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.js
+++ b/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.js
@@ -234,21 +234,6 @@ import alert from '../../components/alert';
 
             setDecodingCodecsVisible(page, this.value);
         });
-        $('#btnSelectEncoderPath', page).on('click.selectDirectory', function () {
-            import('../../components/directorybrowser/directorybrowser').then(({default: DirectoryBrowser}) => {
-                const picker = new DirectoryBrowser();
-                picker.show({
-                    includeFiles: true,
-                    callback: function (path) {
-                        if (path) {
-                            $('.txtEncoderPath', page).val(path);
-                        }
-
-                        picker.close();
-                    }
-                });
-            });
-        });
         $('#btnSelectTranscodingTempPath', page).on('click.selectDirectory', function () {
             import('../../components/directorybrowser/directorybrowser').then(({default: DirectoryBrowser}) => {
                 const picker = new DirectoryBrowser();