diff --git a/sanitytest.py b/sanitytest.py
index 86b7dca..04cf0e4 100644
--- a/sanitytest.py
+++ b/sanitytest.py
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ import sys
 import lxml
 import lxml.etree
 from typing import Dict, List, Set, Tuple  # noqa F401
-
-if len(sys.argv) >= 2:
-    # Munge import path to insert build location for libvirt mod
-    sys.path.insert(0, sys.argv[1])
 import libvirt
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 729481e..a6a53bb 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class my_test(Command):
             os.environ["PYTHONPATH"] = self.build_platlib
 
         if "LIBVIRT_API_COVERAGE" in os.environ:
-            self.spawn([sys.executable, "sanitytest.py", self.build_platlib])
+            self.spawn([sys.executable, "sanitytest.py"])
         pytest = self.find_pytest_path()
         subprocess.check_call([pytest])