diff --git a/src/schematics/deploy/builder.ts b/src/schematics/deploy/builder.ts
index 6c8fd9075..27d9523c4 100644
--- a/src/schematics/deploy/builder.ts
+++ b/src/schematics/deploy/builder.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export default createBuilder<any>(
     const project = workspace.getProject(context.target.project);
 
     const firebaseProject = getFirebaseProjectName(
-      workspace.root,
       context.target.project
     );
 
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ export default createBuilder<any>(
       await deploy(
         require("firebase-tools"),
         context,
-        join(workspace.root, project.root),
+        project.root,
         firebaseProject
       );
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/schematics/utils.ts b/src/schematics/utils.ts
index 840dd0d1d..61a5459a9 100644
--- a/src/schematics/utils.ts
+++ b/src/schematics/utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { readFileSync } from "fs";
 import { FirebaseRc, Project } from "./interfaces";
-import { join } from "path";
 
 export function listProjects() {
   const firebase = require('firebase-tools');
@@ -57,11 +56,10 @@ export const projectPrompt = (projects: Project[]) => {
 };
 
 export function getFirebaseProjectName(
-  projectRoot: string,
   target: string
 ): string | undefined {
   const { targets }: FirebaseRc = JSON.parse(
-    readFileSync(join(projectRoot, ".firebaserc"), "UTF-8")
+    readFileSync(".firebaserc", "UTF-8")
   );
   const projects = Object.keys(targets!);
   return projects.find(