diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetImporter.cpp b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetImporter.cpp
index 2a6ee089f..5d0c55d78 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetImporter.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/assetImporter.cpp
@@ -2829,25 +2829,14 @@ Torque::Path AssetImporter::importImageAsset(AssetImportObject* assetItem)
    String tamlPath = targetPath + "/" + assetName + ".asset.taml";
    String originalPath = assetItem->filePath.getFullPath().c_str();
 
-   char qualifiedFromFile[2048];
-   char qualifiedToFile[2048];
-
-#ifndef TORQUE_SECURE_VFS
-   Platform::makeFullPathName(originalPath.c_str(), qualifiedFromFile, sizeof(qualifiedFromFile));
-   Platform::makeFullPathName(assetPath.c_str(), qualifiedToFile, sizeof(qualifiedToFile));
-#else
-   dStrcpy(qualifiedFromFile, originalPath.c_str(), sizeof(qualifiedFromFile));
-   dStrcpy(qualifiedToFile, assetPath.c_str(), sizeof(qualifiedToFile));
-#endif
-   
    newAsset->setAssetName(assetName);
    newAsset->setImageFile(assetPath.c_str());
 
    //If it's not a re-import, check that the file isn't being in-place imported. If it isn't, store off the original
    //file path for reimporting support later
-   if (!isReimport && String::compare(qualifiedFromFile, qualifiedToFile) && Torque::FS::IsFile(qualifiedFromFile))
+   if (!isReimport)
    {
-      newAsset->setDataField(StringTable->insert("originalFilePath"), nullptr, qualifiedFromFile);
+      newAsset->setDataField(StringTable->insert("originalFilePath"), nullptr, originalPath.c_str());
    }
 
    if (assetItem->typeHint != String::EmptyString)
@@ -2870,18 +2859,6 @@ Torque::Path AssetImporter::importImageAsset(AssetImportObject* assetItem)
       return "";
    }
 
-   if (!isReimport)
-   {
-      bool isInPlace = !String::compare(qualifiedFromFile, qualifiedToFile);
-
-      if (!isInPlace && !Torque::FS::CopyFile(qualifiedFromFile, qualifiedToFile, !isReimport))
-      {
-         dSprintf(importLogBuffer, sizeof(importLogBuffer), "Error! Unable to copy file %s", assetItem->filePath.getFullPath().c_str());
-         activityLog.push_back(importLogBuffer);
-         return "";
-      }
-   }
-
    return tamlPath;
 }