Electronic Arts announced Thursday that it would remove Steam bridge and access for Linux players to its Battle Royale Apex Legends with the aim of combating cheating, with immediate effect.

In a post on the Apex Legends forums (spotted by The edge), an EA spokesperson said it made the decision as part of its anti-cheating efforts. Basically, EA has found that many of the exploits and tricks it is trying to combat have been implemented. Linux distributions. So he decided to block access to Linux users. And since Steam Deck runs on Linux by default (SteamOS is built off Debian and uses a layer called Proton to make Windows and Mac games compatible), that meant Steam Deck had to go.

“We had to weigh the decision on the number of players who were legitimately playing Linux/Steam Deck versus the better health of the player population for Summit. Although the population of Linux users is small, their impact has infected a fair number of players’ games. This ultimately led us to make our decision today,” the post read.

Certainly, if you load your Steam Deck with Windowsyou could play Apex Legends. It just won’t work through the default launcher. You can also still play it via Steam on PC.

EA has already reported as of August, more than 6 million accounts have been banned since its launch, with more than 100,000 banned on average each month. Currently, it uses Easy Anti-Cheat to monitor cheating in the game, as well as its other titles.

This isn’t the first time a AAA title has been removed from the Steam Deck due to anti-cheat measures. Last month, Grand Theft Auto 5 And Grand Theft Auto Online have also been removed from Steam Deck after integrating BattlEye Anti-Cheat, although Rockstar did not specify how it was incompatible.