diff --git a/readers.py b/readers.py
index 7641d24..d142572 100644
--- a/readers.py
+++ b/readers.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 def file_reader(path, participant, trial, filename):
     # read data file
-    path = path + str(participant) + "/" + str(trial) + "/"
     file = [i for i in os.listdir(path) if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path, i)) and \
             filename in i]
     csvdata = pandas.read_csv(path + file[0], delimiter=',')