diff --git a/Code/CryEngine/CrySystem/ConsoleBatchFile.cpp b/Code/CryEngine/CrySystem/ConsoleBatchFile.cpp
index 7d6bc3709f..946edb9b64 100644
--- a/Code/CryEngine/CrySystem/ConsoleBatchFile.cpp
+++ b/Code/CryEngine/CrySystem/ConsoleBatchFile.cpp
@@ -23,27 +23,9 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "System.h"
 #include <AzCore/IO/FileIO.h>
-#include <AzCore/Console/IConsole.h>
 
 IConsole* CConsoleBatchFile::m_pConsole = NULL;
 
-namespace
-{
-    static void exec(const AZ::ConsoleCommandContainer& args)
-    {
-        if (args.size() == 1)
-        {
-            CConsoleBatchFile::ExecuteConfigFile(args.front().data());
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            AZ_Warning("editor", false, "exec requires exactly one file name.");
-        }
-    }
-
-    AZ_CONSOLEFREEFUNC(exec, AZ::ConsoleFunctorFlags::Null, "Executes a batch file of console commands.");
-}
-
 void CConsoleBatchFile::Init()
 {
     m_pConsole = gEnv->pConsole;
diff --git a/Code/LauncherUnified/Launcher.cpp b/Code/LauncherUnified/Launcher.cpp
index 568c202eee..1cc4450cea 100644
--- a/Code/LauncherUnified/Launcher.cpp
+++ b/Code/LauncherUnified/Launcher.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ namespace
             const AZStd::string& consoleCmd = commandLine->GetSwitchValue(customConCmdKey, numSwitchValues - 1);
             if (!consoleCmd.empty())
             {
-                AZStd::string execString = "exec " + consoleCmd;
-                AZ::Interface<AZ::IConsole>::Get()->PerformCommand(execString.c_str());
+                AZ::Interface<AZ::IConsole>::Get()->ExecuteConfigFile(consoleCmd.c_str());
             }
         }
     }
@@ -654,7 +653,7 @@ namespace O3DELauncher
             if (gEnv && gEnv->pConsole)
             {
                 // Execute autoexec.cfg to load the initial level
-                AZ::Interface<AZ::IConsole>::Get()->PerformCommand("exec autoexec.cfg");
+                AZ::Interface<AZ::IConsole>::Get()->ExecuteConfigFile("autoexec.cfg");
 
                 // Find out if console command file was passed 
                 // via --console_command_file=%filename% and execute it