diff --git a/packages/jest-runner/src/jest-test-runner.ts b/packages/jest-runner/src/jest-test-runner.ts
index 711e9d391c..f65d36ee21 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runner/src/jest-test-runner.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-runner/src/jest-test-runner.ts
@@ -85,12 +85,6 @@ export default class JestTestRunner implements TestRunner {
         'Running jest without --findRelatedTests flag. Set jest.enableFindRelatedTests to true to run only relevant tests on every mutant.'
       );
     }
-
-    // basePath will be used in future releases of Stryker as a way to define the project root
-    // Default to process.cwd when basePath is not set for now, should be removed when issue is solved
-    // https://github.com/stryker-mutator/stryker/issues/650
-    this.jestConfig.rootDir = (options.basePath as string) || process.cwd();
-    this.log.debug(`Project root is ${this.jestConfig.rootDir}`);
   }
 
   public async dryRun({ coverageAnalysis }: Pick<DryRunOptions, 'coverageAnalysis'>): Promise<DryRunResult> {
diff --git a/packages/jest-runner/test/unit/jest-test-runner.spec.ts b/packages/jest-runner/test/unit/jest-test-runner.spec.ts
index 7963e650cc..3aa5e6562f 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runner/test/unit/jest-test-runner.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-runner/test/unit/jest-test-runner.spec.ts
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ describe(JestTestRunner.name, () => {
   });
 
   describe('constructor', () => {
-    it('should log the project root when constructing the JestTestRunner', () => {
-      createSut();
-      expect(testInjector.logger.debug).calledWith(`Project root is ${basePath}`);
-    });
     it('should log enabled find related tests helper message to debug if set', () => {
       options.jest.enableFindRelatedTests = true;
       createSut();