diff --git a/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.cc b/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.cc
index 460d1b9f1f6ac1f2e47a2aaea3d94b255624b3dd..c51f2010378685a3e42d4b7c4a77a1b65cb77057 100644
--- a/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/QGCFlightGearLink.cc
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ bool QGCFlightGearLink::connectSimulation()
     // terrasync -p 5505 -S -d /usr/local/share/TerraSync
 
     /*Prepare FlightGear Arguments */
-    flightGearArguments << QString("--fg-root=%1").arg(fgRoot);
+    //flightGearArguments << QString("--fg-root=%1").arg(fgRoot);
     flightGearArguments << QString("--fg-scenery=%1:%2").arg(fgScenery).arg(terraSyncScenery); //according to http://wiki.flightgear.org/TerraSync a separate directory is used
     flightGearArguments << QString("--fg-aircraft=%1").arg(fgAircraft);
     if (mav->getSystemType() == MAV_TYPE_QUADROTOR)