--- a/lib/simplecov.rb
+++ b/lib/simplecov.rb
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ module SimpleCov
   end
 end
 
-$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__)))
 require "simplecov/configuration"
 SimpleCov.send :extend, SimpleCov::Configuration
 require "simplecov/exit_codes"