diff --git a/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py b/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py
index c882ec6e49..50b46c36ab 100644
--- a/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py
+++ b/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py
@@ -1094,24 +1094,8 @@ class BootstrapRepos:
             directory (Path): path to directory.
 
         """
+
         sys.path.insert(0, directory.as_posix())
-        directory /= "repos"
-        if not directory.exists() and not directory.is_dir():
-            return
-
-        roots = []
-        for item in directory.iterdir():
-            if item.is_dir():
-                root = item.as_posix()
-                if root not in roots:
-                    roots.append(root)
-                    sys.path.insert(0, root)
-
-        pythonpath = os.getenv("PYTHONPATH", "")
-        paths = pythonpath.split(os.pathsep)
-        paths += roots
-
-        os.environ["PYTHONPATH"] = os.pathsep.join(paths)
 
     @staticmethod
     def find_openpype_version(version, staging):
diff --git a/start.py b/start.py
index c066fa3ab7..8944da4ba0 100644
--- a/start.py
+++ b/start.py
@@ -824,6 +824,7 @@ def _bootstrap_from_code(use_version, use_staging):
         os.environ["OPENPYPE_REPOS_ROOT"] = _openpype_root
 
     # add self to sys.path of current process
+    # NOTE: this seems to be duplicate of 'add_paths_from_directory'
     sys.path.insert(0, _openpype_root)
     # add venv 'site-packages' to PYTHONPATH
     python_path = os.getenv("PYTHONPATH", "")