diff --git a/src/lime/utils/Assets.hx b/src/lime/utils/Assets.hx
index f3ea81c21..d0edf058e 100644
--- a/src/lime/utils/Assets.hx
+++ b/src/lime/utils/Assets.hx
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class Assets
 	public static var onChange = new Event<Void->Void>();
 
 	private static var bundlePaths = new Map<String, String>();
-	private static var defaultRootPath:String;
 	private static var libraries(default, null) = new Map<String, AssetLibrary>();
 	private static var libraryPaths = new Map<String, String>();
 
@@ -440,7 +439,7 @@ class Assets
 			if (libraryPaths.exists(id))
 			{
 				path = libraryPaths[id];
-				rootPath = (defaultRootPath != "" ? defaultRootPath + "/" : "") + Path.directory(path);
+				rootPath = Path.directory(path);
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -449,8 +448,10 @@ class Assets
 					rootPath = path;
 					path += "/library.json";
 				}
-
-				rootPath = (defaultRootPath != "" ? defaultRootPath + "/" : "") + Path.directory(path);
+				else
+				{
+					rootPath = Path.directory(path);
+				}
 				path = __cacheBreak(path);
 			}
 
diff --git a/templates/haxe/ManifestResources.hx b/templates/haxe/ManifestResources.hx
index d035d84eb..ca5a3583b 100644
--- a/templates/haxe/ManifestResources.hx
+++ b/templates/haxe/ManifestResources.hx
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ import sys.FileSystem;
 
 		}
 
-		Assets.defaultRootPath = rootPath;
-
 		#if (openfl && !flash && !display)
 		::if (assets != null)::::foreach assets::::if (type == "font")::openfl.text.Font.registerFont (__ASSET__OPENFL__::flatName::);
 		::end::::end::::end::