diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/NodeJSServerCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/NodeJSServerCodegen.java
index d4bb00bb652..1088fd6ae52 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/NodeJSServerCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/NodeJSServerCodegen.java
@@ -246,9 +246,6 @@ public class NodeJSServerCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfig
 
     @Override
     public void preprocessSwagger(Swagger swagger) {
-        if ("/".equals(swagger.getBasePath())) {
-            swagger.setBasePath("");
-        }
 
         String host = swagger.getHost();
         String port = "8080";