diff --git a/evap/wsgi.py b/evap/wsgi.py
index 5d4e2ff0a..ff51aa040 100644
--- a/evap/wsgi.py
+++ b/evap/wsgi.py
@@ -8,14 +8,9 @@
 """
 
 import os
-import sys
 
 from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
 
-# this adds the project root to the python path.
-PWD = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-sys.path = [PWD] + sys.path
-
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "evap.settings")
 
 application = get_wsgi_application()