diff --git a/scripts/medley/medley.command b/scripts/medley/medley.command
index 70a659b0..544b9cec 100755
--- a/scripts/medley/medley.command
+++ b/scripts/medley/medley.command
@@ -1008,12 +1008,6 @@ do
   shift
 done
 
-# if running on WSL1, force use_vnc
-if [ "${wsl}" = true ] && [ "${wsl_ver}" -eq 1 ]
-then
-  use_vnc=true
-fi
-
 
 # Process run_id
 # if it doesn't end in #, make sure that there is not another instance currently running with this same id
diff --git a/scripts/medley/medley_args.sh b/scripts/medley/medley_args.sh
index 2c3ec04d..8920aa06 100755
--- a/scripts/medley/medley_args.sh
+++ b/scripts/medley/medley_args.sh
@@ -416,9 +416,3 @@ do
   shift
 done
 
-# if running on WSL1, force use_vnc
-if [ "${wsl}" = true ] && [ "${wsl_ver}" -eq 1 ]
-then
-  use_vnc=true
-fi
-