diff --git a/projects/hip-tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/hip-tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
index b4d99d593ac..1e2c3846c6c 100644
--- a/projects/hip-tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/hip-tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,10 +49,7 @@ find_program(HIPCONFIG_EXEC hipconfig REQUIRED)
 # hip root dir is 3 levels down the hip-config.cmake file path
 set(HIP_PATH ${hip_DIR}/../../../)
 if(NOT DEFINED ROCM_PATH)
-  set(ROCM_PATH "/opt/rocm")
-  if(NOT EXISTS "${ROCM_PATH}")
-    set(ROCM_PATH ${HIP_PATH})
-  endif()
+  set(ROCM_PATH ${HIP_PATH})
 endif()
 
 if(UNIX)