diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index bc34f4e9cc..b58f7153ac 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ do
 done
 popd > /dev/null
 
-./setup.py install --root=/ >/dev/null
+./setup.py install >/dev/null
 rm -rf build heat.egg-info