diff --git a/spack.yaml b/spack.yaml
index 4bc830d..5e3f25c 100644
--- a/spack.yaml
+++ b/spack.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ spack:
   view: sst-spack-view
   config:
     install_tree:
-      root: /opt/spack
       padded_length: 128
   mirrors:
     github-container-registry: oci://ghcr.io/sstsimulator/sst-spack