diff --git a/backend/installfinders/launchers/epic/epic.go b/backend/installfinders/launchers/epic/epic.go
index 1b04c06b..3b20124f 100644
--- a/backend/installfinders/launchers/epic/epic.go
+++ b/backend/installfinders/launchers/epic/epic.go
@@ -12,19 +12,11 @@ import (
 type Manifest struct {
 	CatalogNamespace string `json:"CatalogNamespace"`
 	CatalogItemID    string `json:"CatalogItemID"`
-	ManifestLocation string `json:"ManifestLocation"`
-	InstallationGUID string `json:"InstallationGUID"`
 	MainGameAppName  string `json:"MainGameAppName"`
 	AppVersionString string `json:"AppVersionString"`
 	InstallLocation  string `json:"InstallLocation"`
 }
 
-type GameManifest struct {
-	AppName          string `json:"AppName"`
-	CatalogNamespace string `json:"CatalogNamespace"`
-	CatalogItemID    string `json:"CatalogItemID"`
-}
-
 var (
 	EarlyAccessAppName                 = "CrabEA"
 	ExperimentalAppName                = "CrabTest"
@@ -86,30 +78,6 @@ func FindInstallationsEpic(epicManifestsPath string, launcher string, platform c
 
 		installLocation := platform.ProcessPath(epicManifest.InstallLocation)
 
-		gameManifestName := fmt.Sprintf("%s.mancpn", epicManifest.InstallationGUID)
-		gameManifestPath := platform.ProcessPath(filepath.Join(epicManifest.ManifestLocation, gameManifestName))
-		gameManifestData, err := os.ReadFile(gameManifestPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			findErrors = append(findErrors, fmt.Errorf("failed to read Epic game manifest %s: %w", gameManifestName, err))
-			continue
-		}
-
-		var epicGameManifest GameManifest
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(gameManifestData, &epicGameManifest); err != nil {
-			findErrors = append(findErrors, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse Epic game manifest %s: %w", gameManifestName, err))
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if epicGameManifest.CatalogNamespace != epicManifest.CatalogNamespace ||
-			epicGameManifest.CatalogItemID != epicManifest.CatalogItemID ||
-			epicGameManifest.AppName != epicManifest.MainGameAppName {
-			findErrors = append(findErrors, common.InstallFindError{
-				Path:  installLocation,
-				Inner: fmt.Errorf("mismatching manifest data"),
-			})
-			continue
-		}
-
 		existingIdx := -1
 		for i := range installs {
 			if installs[i].Path == installLocation {