diff --git a/composer/bin/test-reporter b/composer/bin/test-reporter
index 3a1e766..71e55e8 100755
--- a/composer/bin/test-reporter
+++ b/composer/bin/test-reporter
@@ -28,7 +28,5 @@ if (!defined('PHP_TEST_REPORTER_COMPOSER_INSTALL')) {
     );
 }
 
-$rootDir = realpath(dirname(PHP_TEST_REPORTER_COMPOSER_INSTALL) . '/..');
-
-$app = new Application($rootDir, 'Code Climate PHP Test Reporter', Version::VERSION);
+$app = new Application('Code Climate PHP Test Reporter', Version::VERSION);
 $app->run();
diff --git a/src/Application.php b/src/Application.php
index ccdc800..5ce0e60 100644
--- a/src/Application.php
+++ b/src/Application.php
@@ -11,26 +11,6 @@
  */
 class Application extends BaseApplication
 {
-    /**
-     * Path to project root directory.
-     * @var string
-     */
-    private $rootDir;
-
-    /**
-     * Constructor.
-     *
-     * @param string $rootDir Path to project root directory.
-     * @param string $name    The name of the application
-     * @param string $version The version of the application
-     */
-    public function __construct($rootDir, $name = 'UNKNOWN', $version = 'UNKNOWN')
-    {
-        $this->rootDir = $rootDir;
-
-        parent::__construct($name, $version);
-    }
-
     // internal method
 
     /**
@@ -63,7 +43,6 @@ protected function getDefaultCommands()
     protected function createTestReporterCommand()
     {
         $command = new TestReporterCommand();
-        $command->setRootDir($this->rootDir);
 
         return $command;
     }
diff --git a/src/ConsoleCommands/TestReporterCommand.php b/src/ConsoleCommands/TestReporterCommand.php
index 0db923a..53719d4 100644
--- a/src/ConsoleCommands/TestReporterCommand.php
+++ b/src/ConsoleCommands/TestReporterCommand.php
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@
  */
 class TestReporterCommand extends Command
 {
-    /**
-     * Path to project root directory.
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $rootDir;
-
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      * @see \Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command::configure()
@@ -79,18 +73,4 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
 
         return $ret;
     }
-
-    // accessor
-
-    /**
-     * Set root directory.
-     *
-     * @param string $rootDir Path to project root directory.
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function setRootDir($rootDir)
-    {
-        $this->rootDir = $rootDir;
-    }
 }