diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/server/runServer.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/server/runServer.js
index 75c1a04c8..24e9821a1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/server/runServer.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/server/runServer.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ async function runServer(argv: Array<string>, ctx: ConfigT, args: Args) {
     port: args.port,
     resetCache: args.resetCache,
     watchFolders: args.watchFolders,
-    projectRoot: ctx.root,
     sourceExts: args.sourceExts,
     reporter,
   });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tools/loadMetroConfig.js b/packages/cli/src/tools/loadMetroConfig.js
index c9e5fb7f4..a59f28751 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tools/loadMetroConfig.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tools/loadMetroConfig.js
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ export const getDefaultConfig = (ctx: ConfigT) => {
 export type ConfigOptionsT = {|
   maxWorkers?: number,
   port?: number,
-  projectRoot?: string,
   resetCache?: boolean,
   watchFolders?: string[],
   sourceExts?: string[],