diff --git a/src/main/main.ts b/src/main/main.ts
index 990a255..8c2c9fc 100644
--- a/src/main/main.ts
+++ b/src/main/main.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ const DEFAULT_DASHBOARD_ROUTE = process.env.SCOREKO_DASHBOARD_ROUTE ?? "dashboar
 const DEFAULT_LOADING_ROUTE = process.env.SCOREKO_LOADING_ROUTE ?? "dashboard/loading/main.html?standalone=true";
 const LOAD_DELAY_MS = parseEnvInt("ELECTRON_LOAD_DELAY_MS", 10000);
 const STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS = parseEnvInt("NODECG_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS", 30000);
-const USE_SYSTEM_NODE = (process.env.NODECG_USE_SYSTEM_NODE ?? "false").toLowerCase() === "true";
-const NODE_BINARY = process.env.NODECG_NODE_BINARY ?? "node";
 const NODECG_KILL_TIMEOUT_MS = parseEnvInt("NODECG_KILL_TIMEOUT_MS", 2500);
+const NODECG_RUNTIME_NAME = "electron internal node";
 
 const isDev = !app.isPackaged;
 const rootPath = isDev ? path.resolve(__dirname, "../..") : process.resourcesPath;
@@ -146,16 +145,13 @@ function startNodeCG(): ChildProcess {
   validateNodeCGInstall();
 
   const indexPath = path.join(nodecgPath, "index.js");
-  const runtimeBinary = USE_SYSTEM_NODE ? NODE_BINARY : process.execPath;
-  const runtimeName = USE_SYSTEM_NODE ? `system node (${NODE_BINARY})` : "electron internal node";
-
-  const child = spawn(runtimeBinary, [indexPath], {
+  const child = spawn(process.execPath, [indexPath], {
     cwd: nodecgPath,
     env: {
       ...process.env,
       NODE_ENV: isDev ? "development" : "production",
       NODECG_PORT: DEFAULT_NODECG_PORT,
-      ...(USE_SYSTEM_NODE ? {} : { ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE: "1" }),
+      ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE: "1",
     },
     stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
     detached: process.platform !== "win32",
@@ -172,7 +168,7 @@ function startNodeCG(): ChildProcess {
     process.stderr.write(text);
   });
 
-  log(`NodeCG started with pid=${child.pid} using ${runtimeName}`);
+  log(`NodeCG started with pid=${child.pid} using ${NODECG_RUNTIME_NAME}`);
 
   child.on("exit", (code, signal) => {
     log(`NodeCG exited code=${code} signal=${signal ?? "none"}`);