diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-ctk-installer/container/operator/operator.go b/cmd/nvidia-ctk-installer/container/operator/operator.go
index d88e9faf..5778d9bc 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-ctk-installer/container/operator/operator.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-ctk-installer/container/operator/operator.go
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import "path/filepath"
 
 const (
 	defaultRuntimeName = "nvidia"
-
-	defaultRoot = "/usr/bin"
 )
 
 // Runtime defines a runtime to be configured.
@@ -48,9 +46,6 @@ func GetRuntimes(opts ...Option) Runtimes {
 		opt(c)
 	}
 
-	if c.root == "" {
-		c.root = defaultRoot
-	}
 	if c.nvidiaRuntimeName == "" {
 		c.nvidiaRuntimeName = defaultRuntimeName
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-ctk-installer/container/operator/operator_test.go b/cmd/nvidia-ctk-installer/container/operator/operator_test.go
index f1e53994..40e90161 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-ctk-installer/container/operator/operator_test.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-ctk-installer/container/operator/operator_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ func TestOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		setAsDefault           bool
 		nvidiaRuntimeName      string
-		root                   string
 		expectedDefaultRuntime string
 		expectedRuntimes       Runtimes
 	}{
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ func TestOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			runtimes := GetRuntimes(
 				WithNvidiaRuntimeName(tc.nvidiaRuntimeName),
 				WithSetAsDefault(tc.setAsDefault),
-				WithRoot(tc.root),
+				WithRoot("/usr/bin"),
 			)
 
 			require.EqualValues(t, tc.expectedRuntimes, runtimes)