diff --git a/eosio_build.sh b/eosio_build.sh
index 3beec255b02881967cdb3498eb8ab082b04783d0..bf89bec043ac86551d0cf30d0d63fa1ab7438590 100755
--- a/eosio_build.sh
+++ b/eosio_build.sh
@@ -208,8 +208,6 @@
 		OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=/usr/local/opt/openssl
 	fi
 
-   WASM_ROOT=/usr/local/
-
 	. "$FILE"
 
 	printf "\\n\\n>>>>>>>> ALL dependencies sucessfully found or installed . Installing EOSIO\\n\\n"