diff --git a/tests/test_install.py b/tests/test_install.py
index 44db12bd75d6334e5f7b257fef76d538c2d21591..21b86886200c991846849e8ddde2058b81fc979a 100644
--- a/tests/test_install.py
+++ b/tests/test_install.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ def test_install_environment_zlib(create_mock_git_repository):
     folders = mpsd_software_manager.utils.filesystem_utils.get_important_folders(
         mpsd_release_to_test, root_dir
     )
-    folders.release_base_dir = root_dir / mpsd_release_to_test
     create_mock_git_repository(target_directory=root_dir, create_directory=False)
     install.prepare_environment(mpsd_release=mpsd_release_to_test, root_dir=(root_dir))
     # Patch the spack environments to create a fake global_generic