diff --git a/app/src/Controllers/DirectoryController.php b/app/src/Controllers/DirectoryController.php
index 264e498..272400c 100644
--- a/app/src/Controllers/DirectoryController.php
+++ b/app/src/Controllers/DirectoryController.php
@@ -64,24 +64,11 @@ class DirectoryController
                 sprintf('/(?:.*)%s(?:.*)/i', preg_quote($search, '/'))
             ) : $files->depth(0),
             'path' => $path,
-            'is_root' => $this->isRoot($path),
             'readme' => $this->readme($path),
             'search' => $search,
         ]);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Determine if a provided path is the root path.
-     *
-     * @param string $path
-     *
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    protected function isRoot(string $path): bool
-    {
-        return realpath($path) === realpath($this->container->get('base_path'));
-    }
-
     /**
      * Return the README file for a given path.
      *
diff --git a/app/views/index.twig b/app/views/index.twig
index ffa949a..e8d7e95 100644
--- a/app/views/index.twig
+++ b/app/views/index.twig
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
             <ul id="file-list">
                 <li>
-                    {% if not search and not is_root %}
+                    {% if not search and path != '.' %}
                         {{ include('components/file.twig', { parentDir: true }) }}
                     {% endif %}
                 </li>