diff --git a/scripts/modules/bpy/utils/__init__.py b/scripts/modules/bpy/utils/__init__.py
index 9261ce1bcf6..f345998bfad 100644
--- a/scripts/modules/bpy/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/modules/bpy/utils/__init__.py
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ def user_resource(resource_type, *, path="", create=False):
     """
     Return a user resource path (normally from the users home directory).
 
-    :arg type: Resource type in ['DATAFILES', 'CONFIG', 'SCRIPTS', 'AUTOSAVE'].
+    :arg type: Resource type in ['DATAFILES', 'CONFIG', 'SCRIPTS'].
     :type type: string
     :arg path: Optional subdirectory.
     :type path: string
diff --git a/scripts/modules/sys_info.py b/scripts/modules/sys_info.py
index cd6b27acc1e..1d151fef13b 100644
--- a/scripts/modules/sys_info.py
+++ b/scripts/modules/sys_info.py
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ def write_sysinfo(filepath):
             output.write("datafiles: %r\n" % (bpy.utils.user_resource('DATAFILES')))
             output.write("config: %r\n" % (bpy.utils.user_resource('CONFIG')))
             output.write("scripts: %r\n" % (bpy.utils.user_resource('SCRIPTS')))
-            output.write("autosave: %r\n" % (bpy.utils.user_resource('AUTOSAVE')))
             output.write("tempdir: %r\n" % (bpy.app.tempdir))
 
             output.write(title("FFmpeg"))
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_appdir.hh b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_appdir.hh
index aee08f0a9c0..6102e56f35e 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_appdir.hh
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_appdir.hh
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ enum {
   BLENDER_USER_CONFIG = 31,
   BLENDER_USER_DATAFILES = 32,
   BLENDER_USER_SCRIPTS = 33,
-  BLENDER_USER_AUTOSAVE = 34,
 
   /* system */
   BLENDER_SYSTEM_DATAFILES = 52,
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/appdir.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/appdir.cc
index 05364804a7d..8b57c2027f9 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/appdir.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/appdir.cc
@@ -626,15 +626,6 @@ bool BKE_appdir_folder_id_ex(const int folder_id,
       }
       return false;
 
-    case BLENDER_USER_AUTOSAVE:
-      if (get_path_environment(path, path_maxncpy, subfolder, "BLENDER_USER_DATAFILES")) {
-        break;
-      }
-      if (get_path_user(path, path_maxncpy, "autosave", subfolder)) {
-        break;
-      }
-      return false;
-
     case BLENDER_USER_CONFIG:
       if (get_path_environment(path, path_maxncpy, subfolder, "BLENDER_USER_CONFIG")) {
         break;
@@ -718,14 +709,6 @@ std::optional<std::string> BKE_appdir_folder_id_user_notest(const int folder_id,
       }
       get_path_user_ex(path, sizeof(path), "config", subfolder, version, check_is_dir);
       break;
-    case BLENDER_USER_AUTOSAVE:
-      if (get_path_environment_ex(
-              path, sizeof(path), subfolder, "BLENDER_USER_AUTOSAVE", check_is_dir))
-      {
-        break;
-      }
-      get_path_user_ex(path, sizeof(path), "autosave", subfolder, version, check_is_dir);
-      break;
     case BLENDER_USER_SCRIPTS:
       if (get_path_environment_ex(
               path, sizeof(path), subfolder, "BLENDER_USER_SCRIPTS", check_is_dir))
@@ -748,12 +731,7 @@ std::optional<std::string> BKE_appdir_folder_id_user_notest(const int folder_id,
 std::optional<std::string> BKE_appdir_folder_id_create(const int folder_id, const char *subfolder)
 {
   /* Only for user folders. */
-  if (!ELEM(folder_id,
-            BLENDER_USER_DATAFILES,
-            BLENDER_USER_CONFIG,
-            BLENDER_USER_SCRIPTS,
-            BLENDER_USER_AUTOSAVE))
-  {
+  if (!ELEM(folder_id, BLENDER_USER_DATAFILES, BLENDER_USER_CONFIG, BLENDER_USER_SCRIPTS)) {
     BLI_assert_unreachable();
     return std::nullopt;
   }
diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy.cc b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy.cc
index 6731827fdfa..5feb1d9b19a 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy.cc
+++ b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy.cc
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ static PyObject *bpy_user_resource(PyObject * /*self*/, PyObject *args, PyObject
       {BLENDER_USER_DATAFILES, "DATAFILES"},
       {BLENDER_USER_CONFIG, "CONFIG"},
       {BLENDER_USER_SCRIPTS, "SCRIPTS"},
-      {BLENDER_USER_AUTOSAVE, "AUTOSAVE"},
       {0, nullptr},
   };
   PyC_StringEnum type = {type_items};
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.cc
index f0ff32c72fe..f18d540366a 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.cc
@@ -2098,20 +2098,6 @@ static void wm_autosave_location(char filepath[FILE_MAX])
   }
 
   const char *tempdir_base = BKE_tempdir_base();
-  /* NOTE(@ideasman42): It's strange that this is only used on WIN32.
-   * From reading commits it seems accessing the temporary directory used to be less reliable.
-   * If this is still the case on WIN32 - other features such as copy-paste will also fail.
-   * We could support #BLENDER_USER_AUTOSAVE on all platforms or remove it entirely. */
-#ifdef WIN32
-  std::optional<std::string> savedir;
-  if (!BLI_exists(tempdir_base)) {
-    savedir = BKE_appdir_folder_id_create(BLENDER_USER_AUTOSAVE, nullptr);
-    if (savedir.has_value()) {
-      tempdir_base = savedir->c_str();
-    }
-  }
-#endif
-
   BLI_path_join(filepath, FILE_MAX, tempdir_base, filename);
 }