diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index becef1a73..79d646167 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ namespace Grav;
 
 \define('GRAV_REQUEST_TIME', microtime(true));
 \define('GRAV_PHP_MIN', '7.3.6');
-if (!\defined('GRAV_ROOT')) {
-    \define('GRAV_ROOT', __DIR__);
-}
 
 if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli-server') {
     $symfony_server = stripos(getenv('_'), 'symfony') !== false || stripos($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'] ?? '', 'symfony') !== false || stripos($_ENV['SERVER_SOFTWARE'] ?? '', 'symfony') !== false;