diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim/autocmds.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim/autocmds.vim
index 09b1e1159..eaa3a099e 100644
--- a/autoload/SpaceVim/autocmds.vim
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim/autocmds.vim
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ function! SpaceVim#autocmds#init() abort
     autocmd ColorScheme * call SpaceVim#api#import('vim#highlight').hide_in_normal('EndOfBuffer')
     autocmd ColorScheme gruvbox call s:fix_gruvbox()
     autocmd VimEnter * call SpaceVim#autocmds#VimEnter()
-    autocmd User RooterChDir call SpaceVim#plugins#projectmanager#RootchandgeCallback()
     autocmd BufEnter * let b:_spacevim_project_name = get(g:, '_spacevim_project_name', '')
     autocmd SessionLoadPost * let g:_spacevim_session_loaded = 1
   augroup END
diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/core.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/core.vim
index 723099c42..034f36071 100644
--- a/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/core.vim
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/core.vim
@@ -2,16 +2,14 @@ function! SpaceVim#layers#core#plugins() abort
   return [
         \ ['Shougo/vimproc.vim', {'build' : ['make']}],
         \ ['benizi/vim-automkdir'],
-        \ ['airblade/vim-rooter', {'merged' : 0, 'loadconf' : 1}],
         \ ]
 endfunction
 
 let s:filename = expand('<sfile>:~')
-let s:lnum = expand('<slnum>') + 3
+let s:lnum = expand('<slnum>') + 2
 function! SpaceVim#layers#core#config() abort
-  let g:rooter_silent_chdir = 1
   let g:vimproc#download_windows_dll = 1
-  call SpaceVim#mapping#space#def('nnoremap', ['p', 't'], 'Rooter', 'find-project-root', 1)
+  call SpaceVim#mapping#space#def('nnoremap', ['p', 't'], 'call SpaceVim#plugins#projectmanager#current_root()', 'find-project-root', 1)
   call SpaceVim#mapping#space#def('nnoremap', ['p', 'k'], 'call SpaceVim#plugins#projectmanager#kill_project()', 'kill all project buffers', 1)
   call SpaceVim#mapping#space#def('nnoremap', ['p', 'p'], 'call SpaceVim#plugins#projectmanager#list()', 'List all projects', 1)
   let lnum = expand('<slnum>') + s:lnum - 1
diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim/plugins/projectmanager.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim/plugins/projectmanager.vim
index 86726bfdb..6d7cf899d 100644
--- a/autoload/SpaceVim/plugins/projectmanager.vim
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim/plugins/projectmanager.vim
@@ -73,10 +73,7 @@ function! SpaceVim#plugins#projectmanager#reg_callback(func) abort
 endfunction
 
 function! SpaceVim#plugins#projectmanager#current_root() abort
-  try
-    Rooter
-  catch
-  endtry
+  call s:find_root_directory()
   return getcwd()
 endfunction
 
@@ -106,6 +103,7 @@ function! s:find_root_directory() abort
   for pattern in g:spacevim_project_rooter_patterns
     call add(dirs, SpaceVim#util#findFileInParent(pattern, fd))
   endfor
+  return s:sort_dirs(dirs)
 endfunction
 
 
@@ -114,7 +112,9 @@ function! s:sort_dirs(dirs) abort
 endfunction
 
 function! s:change_to_root_directory() abort
-  
+  if s:find_root_directory()
+    call SpaceVim#plugins#projectmanager#RootchandgeCallback() 
+  endif
 endfunction
 
 
diff --git a/config/plugins/vim-rooter.vim b/config/plugins/vim-rooter.vim
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a88c2fdb..000000000
--- a/config/plugins/vim-rooter.vim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-let g:rooter_patterns = get(g:, 'rooter_patterns', ['.git', '.git/', '_darcs/', '.hg/', '.bzr/', '.svn/'])
-if index(g:spacevim_plugin_groups, 'lang#c') != -1
-  call add(g:rooter_patterns, '.clang')
-endif
-call add(g:rooter_patterns, '.projections.json')