diff --git a/hack/update-codegen.sh b/hack/update-codegen.sh
index d0a034d8830..e9ef40a6289 100755
--- a/hack/update-codegen.sh
+++ b/hack/update-codegen.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
-KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
-
 KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"