diff --git a/start.py b/start.py
index 35a14a059e..c066fa3ab7 100644
--- a/start.py
+++ b/start.py
@@ -823,23 +823,14 @@ def _bootstrap_from_code(use_version, use_staging):
         version_path = Path(_openpype_root)
         os.environ["OPENPYPE_REPOS_ROOT"] = _openpype_root
 
-    repos = []
-    # Check for "openpype/repos" directory for sumodules
-    # NOTE: Is not used at this moment but can be re-used in future
-    repos_dir = os.path.join(_openpype_root, "repos")
-    if os.path.exists(repos_dir):
-        for name in os.listdir(repos_dir):
-            repos.append(os.path.join(repos_dir, name))
-
-    # add self to python paths
-    repos.insert(0, _openpype_root)
-    for repo in repos:
-        sys.path.insert(0, repo)
+    # add self to sys.path of current process
+    sys.path.insert(0, _openpype_root)
     # add venv 'site-packages' to PYTHONPATH
     python_path = os.getenv("PYTHONPATH", "")
     split_paths = python_path.split(os.pathsep)
-    # Add repos as first in list
-    split_paths = repos + split_paths
+    # add self to python paths
+    split_paths.insert(0, _openpype_root)
+
     # last one should be venv site-packages
     # this is slightly convoluted as we can get here from frozen code too
     # in case when we are running without any version installed.