diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index 879128f49d2..a865f17b02b 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ WAIT_FOR_URL_API_SERVER=${WAIT_FOR_URL_API_SERVER:-10}
 ENABLE_DAEMON=${ENABLE_DAEMON:-false}
 HOSTNAME_OVERRIDE=${HOSTNAME_OVERRIDE:-"127.0.0.1"}
 
-cd "${KUBE_ROOT}"
-
 if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
     echo "WARNING : This script MAY be run as root for docker socket / iptables functionality; if failures occur, retry as root." 2>&1
 fi