diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_vmx.go b/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_vmx.go
index 292a6a6e7..1f4ee812f 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_vmx.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_vmx.go
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ func (s *stepCreateVMX) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	isoPath := state.Get("iso_path").(string)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
-	// Convert the iso_path into a path relative to the .vmx file if possible
-	if relativeIsoPath, err := filepath.Abs(config.VMXTemplatePath, filepath.FromSlash(isoPath)); err == nil {
-		isoPath = relativeIsoPath
-	}
-
 	ui.Say("Building and writing VMX file")
 
 	vmxTemplate := DefaultVMXTemplate