diff --git a/src/functional_test_runner/lib/config/schema.js b/src/functional_test_runner/lib/config/schema.js
index 8a8ea013cc4db..a561d5e1e3f53 100644
--- a/src/functional_test_runner/lib/config/schema.js
+++ b/src/functional_test_runner/lib/config/schema.js
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ export const schema = Joi.object().keys({
   junit: Joi.object().keys({
     enabled: Joi.boolean().default(!!process.env.CI),
     reportName: Joi.string(),
-    rootDirectory: Joi.string(),
   }).default(),
 
   mochaReporter: Joi.object().keys({
diff --git a/src/functional_test_runner/lib/mocha/reporter/reporter.js b/src/functional_test_runner/lib/mocha/reporter/reporter.js
index 1df3fc8b6bf18..d8112cf36f370 100644
--- a/src/functional_test_runner/lib/mocha/reporter/reporter.js
+++ b/src/functional_test_runner/lib/mocha/reporter/reporter.js
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ export function MochaReporterProvider({ getService }) {
       if (config.get('junit.enabled') && config.get('junit.reportName')) {
         setupJUnitReportGeneration(runner, {
           reportName: config.get('junit.reportName'),
-          rootDirectory: config.get('junit.rootDirectory')
         });
       }
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/dev-tools/jest/create_jest_config.js b/x-pack/dev-tools/jest/create_jest_config.js
index 3a0c09ba98d44..dd5a3f8fee231 100644
--- a/x-pack/dev-tools/jest/create_jest_config.js
+++ b/x-pack/dev-tools/jest/create_jest_config.js
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export function createJestConfig({
       "default",
       [`${kibanaDirectory}/src/dev/jest/junit_reporter.js`, {
         reportName: 'X-Pack Jest Tests',
-        rootDirectory: xPackKibanaDirectory,
       }]
     ],
   };
diff --git a/x-pack/tasks/test.js b/x-pack/tasks/test.js
index 3016e314098ef..af525b3080c59 100644
--- a/x-pack/tasks/test.js
+++ b/x-pack/tasks/test.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ const MOCHA_OPTIONS = {
   ui: 'bdd',
   reporter: createAutoJUnitReporter({
     reportName: 'X-Pack Mocha Tests',
-    rootDirectory: __dirname,
   }),
 };
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/config.js b/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
index f735d79f60e82..096c8b23e29fe 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }) {
 
     junit: {
       reportName: 'X-Pack Functional Tests',
-      rootDirectory: resolve(__dirname, '../../'),
     },
   };