diff --git a/src/nvm.go b/src/nvm.go
index ec5bac94..b3290a48 100644
--- a/src/nvm.go
+++ b/src/nvm.go
@@ -1481,9 +1481,6 @@ func setup() {
 		m[res[0]] = strings.TrimSpace(strings.Join(res[1:], ":"))
 	}
 
-	if _, ok := m["root"]; ok {
-		env.root = filepath.Clean(os.Getenv("NVM_HOME")) 
-	}
 	if val, ok := m["originalpath"]; ok {
 		env.originalpath = filepath.Clean(val)
 	}