diff --git conda-4.3.24/./conda/__init__.py~ conda-4.3.24/./conda/__init__.py
index ee223097a8..8880c42b79 100644
--- conda-4.3.24/./conda/__init__.py~
+++ conda-4.3.24/./conda/__init__.py
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ __summary__ = __doc__
 __url__ = "https://github.com/conda/conda"
 
 
-if os.getenv('CONDA_ROOT') is None:
-    os.environ[str('CONDA_ROOT')] = sys.prefix
+os.environ['CONDA_ROOT'] = '/usr/share/conda'
 
 CONDA_PACKAGE_ROOT = dirname(__file__)