diff --git a/src/semantic-release.ts b/src/semantic-release.ts
index c152ef1..4b450a5 100644
--- a/src/semantic-release.ts
+++ b/src/semantic-release.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import SemanticReleaseError from '@semantic-release/error';
-import RootPath from 'app-root-path';
 
 const packageName = process.env.COLONISE_PACKAGE_NAME;
 
@@ -13,8 +12,6 @@ if (!packageName) {
 
 const packageNameLower = packageName.toLowerCase();
 
-const rootPackageJson = RootPath.require('./package.json');
-
 const changelog = [
     '@semantic-release/changelog',
     {