diff --git a/python/prodV4/worker.py b/python/prodV4/worker.py
index 609d02bcc..b3c0faf01 100644
--- a/python/prodV4/worker.py
+++ b/python/prodV4/worker.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 # User packages
 PKGS_PATH = "site/wwwroot/.python_packages"
 VENV_PKGS_PATH = "site/wwwroot/worker_venv"
-WORKER_DIR = "azure_functions_worker"
 
 PKGS = "lib/site-packages"
 
@@ -51,8 +50,6 @@ def determine_user_pkg_paths():
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # worker.py lives in the same directory as azure_functions_worker
-    current_dir = str(Path(__file__).absolute())
-    worker_path = os.path.join(current_dir, WORKER_DIR)
     func_worker_dir = str(Path(__file__).absolute().parent)
     env = os.environ
 
@@ -60,11 +57,11 @@ def determine_user_pkg_paths():
     # third-party user packages over worker packages in PYTHONPATH
     user_pkg_paths = determine_user_pkg_paths()
     joined_pkg_paths = os.pathsep.join(user_pkg_paths)
-    env['PYTHONPATH'] = f'{worker_path}:{joined_pkg_paths}:{func_worker_dir}'
+    env['PYTHONPATH'] = f'{joined_pkg_paths}:{func_worker_dir}'
 
     if is_azure_environment():
         os.execve(sys.executable,
-                  [sys.executable, '-m', WORKER_DIR]
+                  [sys.executable, '-m', 'azure_functions_worker']
                   + sys.argv[1:],
                   env)
     else: