diff --git a/src/utilities/install/install.cpp b/src/utilities/install/install.cpp
index d31723fac2..3d0c002edf 100644
--- a/src/utilities/install/install.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities/install/install.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ USHORT CLIENT_install(const TEXT * rootdir, USHORT client, bool sw_force,
 	// number that we intend to install to WinSysDir.
 	TEXT fbdll[MAXPATHLEN];
 	lstrcpy(fbdll, rootdir);
-	lstrcat(fbdll, "\\bin\\");
+//	lstrcat(fbdll, "\\bin\\");
+	lstrcat(fbdll, "\\");
 	lstrcat(fbdll, FBCLIENT_NAME);
 
 	DWORD newverMS = 0, newverLS = 0;
@@ -325,7 +326,8 @@ USHORT CLIENT_remove(const TEXT * rootdir, USHORT client, bool sw_force,
 	// number that we could have installed to WinSysDir.
 	TEXT fbdll[MAXPATHLEN];
 	lstrcpy(fbdll, rootdir);
-	lstrcat(fbdll, "\\bin\\");
+//	lstrcat(fbdll, "\\bin\\");
+	lstrcat(fbdll, "\\");
 	lstrcat(fbdll, FBCLIENT_NAME);
 
 	DWORD ourverMS = 0, ourverLS = 0;
diff --git a/src/utilities/install/install_client.cpp b/src/utilities/install/install_client.cpp
index 1b9b616144..34fe13103b 100644
--- a/src/utilities/install/install_client.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities/install/install_client.cpp
@@ -94,9 +94,11 @@ int CLIB_ROUTINE main( int argc, char **argv)
 	TEXT* p = directory + len;
 	do {--p;} while (*p != '\\');
 
+/*	Instclient no longer strips the bin\\ part. This section can be removed after fb2.1.0 beta2
 	// Get to the previous '\' (this one should precede the supposed 'bin\\' part).
 	// There is always an additional '\' OR a ':'.
 	do {--p;} while (*p != '\\' && *p != ':');
+*/
 	*p = '\0';
 
 	const TEXT* const* const end = argv + argc;