diff --git a/panels/network/connection-editor/vpn-helpers.c b/panels/network/connection-editor/vpn-helpers.c
index 7dc23c2..fcb1384 100644
--- a/panels/network/connection-editor/vpn-helpers.c
+++ b/panels/network/connection-editor/vpn-helpers.c
@@ -95,14 +95,6 @@ vpn_get_plugins (GError **error)
 		if (!so_path)
 			goto next;
 
-		/* Remove any path and extension components, then reconstruct path
-		 * to the SO in LIBDIR
-		 */
-		so_name = g_path_get_basename (so_path);
-		g_free (so_path);
-		so_path = g_build_filename (NM_VPN_MODULE_DIR, so_name, NULL);
-		g_free (so_name);
-
 		module = g_module_open (so_path, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY | G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL);
 		if (!module) {
 			g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED, "Cannot load the VPN plugin which provides the "