diff --git a/framework/base/helper.class.php b/framework/base/helper.class.php
index ba96f1b1e8..2cb58e258f 100644
--- a/framework/base/helper.class.php
+++ b/framework/base/helper.class.php
@@ -1083,8 +1083,6 @@ function isLocalIP()
  */
 function getWebRoot($full = false)
 {
-    if(getenv('APP_WEB_ROOT')) return getenv('APP_WEB_ROOT');
-
     $path = $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'];
 
     if(PHP_SAPI == 'cli')