diff --git a/src/cpl/configuration/configuration.py b/src/cpl/configuration/configuration.py
index 1a3472a3..e006f0a5 100644
--- a/src/cpl/configuration/configuration.py
+++ b/src/cpl/configuration/configuration.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class Configuration(ConfigurationABC):
                 exit()
 
     def add_json_file(self, name: str, optional: bool = None, output: bool = True, path: str = None):
-        path_root = self._application_environment.content_root_path
+        path_root = self._application_environment.working_directory
         if path is not None:
             path_root = path
 
diff --git a/src/cpl/environment/application_environment.py b/src/cpl/environment/application_environment.py
index d6bb09e6..c55fc406 100644
--- a/src/cpl/environment/application_environment.py
+++ b/src/cpl/environment/application_environment.py
@@ -9,18 +9,16 @@ from cpl.environment.environment_name_enum import EnvironmentNameEnum
 
 class ApplicationEnvironment(ApplicationEnvironmentABC):
 
-    def __init__(self, name: EnvironmentNameEnum = EnvironmentNameEnum.production, crp: str = './'):
+    def __init__(self, name: EnvironmentNameEnum = EnvironmentNameEnum.production):
         """
         Represents environment of the application
         :param name:
-        :param crp:
         """
         ApplicationEnvironmentABC.__init__(self)
 
         self._environment_name: Optional[EnvironmentNameEnum] = name
         self._app_name: Optional[str] = None
         self._customer: Optional[str] = None
-        self._content_root_path: Optional[str] = crp
 
         self._start_time: datetime = datetime.now()
         self._end_time: datetime = datetime.now()
@@ -51,14 +49,6 @@ class ApplicationEnvironment(ApplicationEnvironmentABC):
     def customer(self, customer: str):
         self._customer = customer
 
-    @property
-    def content_root_path(self) -> str:
-        return self._content_root_path
-
-    @content_root_path.setter
-    def content_root_path(self, content_root_path: str):
-        self._content_root_path = content_root_path
-
     @property
     def host_name(self):
         return gethostname()
diff --git a/src/cpl/environment/application_environment_abc.py b/src/cpl/environment/application_environment_abc.py
index 7763cf2e..fef45a17 100644
--- a/src/cpl/environment/application_environment_abc.py
+++ b/src/cpl/environment/application_environment_abc.py
@@ -35,14 +35,6 @@ class ApplicationEnvironmentABC(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     def customer(self, customer: str): pass
 
-    @property
-    @abstractmethod
-    def content_root_path(self) -> str: pass
-
-    @content_root_path.setter
-    @abstractmethod
-    def content_root_path(self, content_root_path: str): pass
-
     @property
     @abstractmethod
     def host_name(self) -> str: pass