diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/UnixPythonSdkFlavor.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/UnixPythonSdkFlavor.java
index 4037cbc71c6e..9aeeb17c7f01 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/UnixPythonSdkFlavor.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/UnixPythonSdkFlavor.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public class UnixPythonSdkFlavor extends PythonSdkFlavor {
           }
         }
       }
-      candidates.add(rootDir.getPath());
     }
     return candidates;
   }