diff --git a/tools/gyp_node.py b/tools/gyp_node.py
index f0d633a0477086..8c7493f3292e83 100755
--- a/tools/gyp_node.py
+++ b/tools/gyp_node.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 node_root  = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(script_dir, os.pardir))
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(node_root, 'tools', 'gyp', 'pylib'))
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(node_root, 'tools', 'search_files'))
 import gyp
 
 # Directory within which we want all generated files (including Makefiles)