diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index ea4c795198f92c..1815b5adc002a2 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -1153,12 +1153,6 @@ int Start(int argc, char** argv) {
       snapshot_blob_path = per_process::cli_options->snapshot_blob;
     } else {
       snapshot_blob_path = std::string("snapshot.blob");
-      char buf[PATH_MAX_BYTES];
-      size_t cwd_size = sizeof(buf);
-      if (uv_cwd(buf, &cwd_size)) {
-        snapshot_blob_path =
-            std::string(buf) + kPathSeparator + std::string("snapshot.blob");
-      }
     }
 
     FILE* fp = fopen(snapshot_blob_path.c_str(), "w");