diff --git a/emacs/init.org b/emacs/init.org
index b9eb154..5c99ec0 100755
--- a/emacs/init.org
+++ b/emacs/init.org
@@ -511,7 +511,6 @@ Load environment variables into Emacs from a shell script:
     (let ((var-re "\\(.+?\\)=\\(.+\\)$")
 	  (env '()))
       (with-temp-buffer
-	(cd (file-name-directory file))
 	(shell-command (concat "source " file " > /dev/null && env")
 		       (current-buffer))
 	(goto-char (point-min))