diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 1959b27e80d70..948bb4f25dc51 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
 			"name": "VS Code API Tests",
 			"runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
 			"args": [
-				"${workspaceRoot}",
 				"${workspaceRoot}/extensions/vscode-api-tests/testWorkspace",
 				"--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceRoot}/extensions/vscode-api-tests",
 				"--extensionTestsPath=${workspaceRoot}/extensions/vscode-api-tests/out"