diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index fb1f7935..e44eb91e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ jobs:
 
   build:
     machine: true
-    working_directory: /home/circleci/.go_workspace/src/github.com/prometheus/alertmanager
 
     steps:
     - checkout