7 files changed, 6 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index 38870b50f..29fdc971a 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void Client::gameInit()
 #endif  // ANDROID
 
     ResourceManager::init();
-    if (!resourceManager->setWriteDir(settings.localDataDir))
+    if (!VirtFs::setWriteDir(settings.localDataDir))
     {
         logger->error(strprintf("%s couldn't be set as home directory! "
             "Exiting.", settings.localDataDir.c_str()));
diff --git a/src/dyetool/client.cpp b/src/dyetool/client.cpp
index d2ace1a36..19ad331a3 100644
--- a/src/dyetool/client.cpp
+++ b/src/dyetool/client.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void Client::gameInit()
 #endif  // ANDROID
 
     ResourceManager::init();
-    if (!resourceManager->setWriteDir(settings.localDataDir))
+    if (!VirtFs::setWriteDir(settings.localDataDir))
     {
         logger->error(strprintf("%s couldn't be set as home directory! "
             "Exiting.", settings.localDataDir.c_str()));
diff --git a/src/dyetool/dyemain.cpp b/src/dyetool/dyemain.cpp
index 27b159a70..433233143 100644
--- a/src/dyetool/dyemain.cpp
+++ b/src/dyetool/dyemain.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif  // USE_SDL2
 
     ResourceManager::init();
-    resourceManager->setWriteDir(".");
+    VirtFs::setWriteDir(".");
     VirtFs::addDirToSearchPath(".", Append_false);
     VirtFs::addDirToSearchPath("/", Append_false);
     std::string src = argv[1];
diff --git a/src/resources/resourcemanager/resourcemanager.cpp b/src/resources/resourcemanager/resourcemanager.cpp
index 25fb904d2..530d45902 100644
--- a/src/resources/resourcemanager/resourcemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/resources/resourcemanager/resourcemanager.cpp
@@ -334,10 +334,6 @@ void ResourceManager::clearDeleted(const bool full)
         }
     }
 }
-bool ResourceManager::setWriteDir(const std::string &path) const
-{
-    return static_cast<bool>(VirtFs::setWriteDir(path.c_str()));
-}
 
 void ResourceManager::searchAndAddArchives(const std::string &restrict path,
                                            const std::string &restrict ext,
diff --git a/src/resources/resourcemanager/resourcemanager.h b/src/resources/resourcemanager/resourcemanager.h
index 6f6875361..b9732947f 100644
--- a/src/resources/resourcemanager/resourcemanager.h
+++ b/src/resources/resourcemanager/resourcemanager.h
@@ -60,14 +60,6 @@ class ResourceManager final : public MemoryCounter
         ~ResourceManager();
 
         /**
-         * Sets the write directory.
-         *
-         * @param path The path of the directory to be added.
-         * @return <code>true</code> on success, <code>false</code> otherwise.
-         */
-        bool setWriteDir(const std::string &path) const;
-
-        /**
         * Searches for zip files and adds them to the search path.
         */
         void searchAndAddArchives(const std::string &restrict path,
diff --git a/src/utils/virtfs.cpp b/src/utils/virtfs.cpp
index 831ff4e5d..0ab3b668f 100644
--- a/src/utils/virtfs.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/virtfs.cpp
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ namespace VirtFs
         return file;
     }
 
-    bool setWriteDir(const char *const newDir)
+    bool setWriteDir(const std::string &newDir)
     {
-        return PHYSFS_setWriteDir(newDir);
+        return PHYSFS_setWriteDir(newDir.c_str());
     }
 
     bool addDirToSearchPath(const std::string &newDir,
diff --git a/src/utils/virtfs.h b/src/utils/virtfs.h
index 3bb98c046..f28354790 100644
--- a/src/utils/virtfs.h
+++ b/src/utils/virtfs.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace VirtFs
     VirtFile *openRead(const char *const filename);
     VirtFile *openWrite(const char *const filename);
     VirtFile *openAppend(const char *const filename);
-    bool setWriteDir(const char *const newDir);
+    bool setWriteDir(const std::string &newDir);
     bool addDirToSearchPath(const std::string &newDir,
                             const Append append);
     bool removeDirFromSearchPath(const std::string &oldDir);