1diff --git a/imageio_ffmpeg/_utils.py b/imageio_ffmpeg/_utils.py
2index 6387834..e5e312d 100644
3--- a/imageio_ffmpeg/_utils.py
4+++ b/imageio_ffmpeg/_utils.py
5@@ -38,29 +38,7 @@ def get_ffmpeg_exe():
6
7 @lru_cache()
8 def _get_ffmpeg_exe():
9- plat = get_platform()
10-
11- # 2. Try from here
12- bin_dir = resource_filename("imageio_ffmpeg", "binaries")
13- exe = os.path.join(bin_dir, FNAME_PER_PLATFORM.get(plat, ""))
14- if exe and os.path.isfile(exe) and _is_valid_exe(exe):
15- return exe
16-
17- # 3. Try binary from conda package
18- # (installed e.g. via `conda install ffmpeg -c conda-forge`)
19- if plat.startswith("win"):
20- exe = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "Library", "bin", "ffmpeg.exe")
21- else:
22- exe = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "bin", "ffmpeg")
23- if exe and os.path.isfile(exe) and _is_valid_exe(exe):
24- return exe
25-
26- # 4. Try system ffmpeg command
27- exe = "ffmpeg"
28- if _is_valid_exe(exe):
29- return exe
30-
31- return None
32+ return "@ffmpeg@"
33
34
35 def _popen_kwargs(prevent_sigint=False):