diff --git a/mopidy/scanner.py b/mopidy/scanner.py
index 81ac5c53..4acf49ba 100644
--- a/mopidy/scanner.py
+++ b/mopidy/scanner.py
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ mopidy_args = sys.argv[1:]
 sys.argv[1:] = []
 
 
-# Add ../ to the path so we can run Mopidy from a Git checkout without
-# installing it on the system.
-sys.path.insert(
-    0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../')))
-
-
 import pygst
 pygst.require('0.10')
 import gst