diff --git a/src/quart/utils.py b/src/quart/utils.py
index 3669295..ed868e8 100644
--- a/src/quart/utils.py
+++ b/src/quart/utils.py
@@ -153,12 +153,7 @@ def restart() -> None:
                 # python run.py
                 args = [str(script_path), *args]
         else:
-            if script_path.is_file() and os.access(script_path, os.X_OK):
-                # hypercorn run:app --reload
-                executable = str(script_path)
-            else:
-                # python run.py
-                args = [str(script_path), *args]
+            args = [str(script_path), *args]
     else:
         # Executed as a module e.g. python -m run
         module = script_path.stem