diff --git a/src/octoprint/plugins/corewizard/templates/corewizard_webcam_wizard.jinja2 b/src/octoprint/plugins/corewizard/templates/corewizard_webcam_wizard.jinja2
index 79342dcd7..6165a4119 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/plugins/corewizard/templates/corewizard_webcam_wizard.jinja2
+++ b/src/octoprint/plugins/corewizard/templates/corewizard_webcam_wizard.jinja2
@@ -29,14 +29,3 @@
     {% include "snippets/settings/webcam/webcamStreamUrl.jinja2" %}
     {% include "snippets/settings/webcam/webcamSnapshotUrl.jinja2" %}
 </form>
-
-<h4>{{ _('Timelapse Recordings') }}</h4>
-
-{% trans %}<p>
-    To render the snapshots into timelapse recordings, OctoPrint also needs to
-    know the correct <strong>path to FFMPEG</strong>.
-</p>{% endtrans %}
-
-<form class="form-horizontal" data-bind="with: settingsViewModel" onsubmit="return false;">
-    {% include "snippets/settings/webcam/ffmpegPath.jinja2" %}
-</form>
diff --git a/src/octoprint/server/api/settings.py b/src/octoprint/server/api/settings.py
index c3e6cea10..ced2f8fa0 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/server/api/settings.py
+++ b/src/octoprint/server/api/settings.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def getSettings():
             "snapshotUrl": s.get(["webcam", "snapshot"]),
             "snapshotTimeout": s.getInt(["webcam", "snapshotTimeout"]),
             "snapshotSslValidation": s.getBoolean(["webcam", "snapshotSslValidation"]),
-            "ffmpegPath": s.get(["webcam", "ffmpeg"]),
+            "ffmpegPath": "@ffmpeg@",
             "ffmpegCommandline": s.get(["webcam", "ffmpegCommandline"]),
             "bitrate": s.get(["webcam", "bitrate"]),
             "ffmpegThreads": s.get(["webcam", "ffmpegThreads"]),
@@ -548,8 +548,6 @@ def _saveSettings(data):
                 ["webcam", "snapshotSslValidation"],
                 data["webcam"]["snapshotSslValidation"],
             )
-        if "ffmpegPath" in data["webcam"]:
-            s.set(["webcam", "ffmpeg"], data["webcam"]["ffmpegPath"])
         if "ffmpegCommandline" in data["webcam"]:
             commandline = data["webcam"]["ffmpegCommandline"]
             if not all(