diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b017cba597..e55c5aa94d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -171,15 +171,10 @@ jobs:
     parameters:
       php_version:
         type: integer
-        default: 100
+        default: 70100
     steps:
     - attach_workspace:
         at: /home/circleci/mailpoet
-    - run:
-        name: "Setup WordPress Source"
-        command: |
-          wp core download --path=wordpress --allow-root --version=latest
-          echo "WP_ROOT=/home/circleci/mailpoet/wordpress" >> .env
     - run:
         name: "Static analysis"
         command: ./do qa:phpstan --php-version=<< parameters.php_version >>
diff --git a/RoboFile.php b/RoboFile.php
index 6c39ea8df5..dd037d7255 100644
--- a/RoboFile.php
+++ b/RoboFile.php
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ class RoboFile extends \Robo\Tasks {
   public function qaPhpstan(array $opts=['php-version' => null]) {
     $dir = __DIR__;
     $task = implode(' ', [
-      'WP_ROOT="' . getenv('WP_ROOT') . '"',
       'php -d memory_limit=-1',
       "$dir/tasks/phpstan/vendor/bin/phpstan analyse ",
     ]);