diff --git a/src/utils/env/addEnv.ts b/src/utils/env/addEnv.ts
index 32102d57..7151a538 100644
--- a/src/utils/env/addEnv.ts
+++ b/src/utils/env/addEnv.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import * as core from "@actions/core"
 import { isGitHubCI } from "./isci"
 import { untildify_user as untildify } from "../path/untildify"
 import { appendFileSync } from "fs"
-import { join } from "path"
-import { isRoot } from "./sudo"
 import { error } from "../io/io"
 import { execPowershell } from "../exec/powershell"
 
@@ -39,12 +37,7 @@ function addEnvSystem(name: string, valGiven: string | undefined) {
     case "linux":
     case "darwin": {
       // find profile path
-      let profile_path = untildify(".profile")
-      if (isRoot() && typeof process.env.SUDO_USER === "string") {
-        // use the user profile even if root
-        profile_path = join("/home/", process.env.SUDO_USER, ".profile")
-      }
-
+      const profile_path = untildify(".profile")
       appendFileSync(profile_path, `\nexport ${name}="${val}"\n`)
       core.info(`${name}="${val} was added to "${profile_path}"`)
       return