1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/bundler/settings.rb b/lib/bundler/settings.rb
index 23ae66efa0..396d0ec353 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/settings.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/settings.rb
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ module Bundler
     end
 
     def set_local(key, value)
-      local_config_file || raise(GemfileNotFound, "Could not locate Gemfile")
-
       set_key(key, value, @local_config, local_config_file)
     end
 
@@ -386,7 +384,7 @@ module Bundler
     end
 
     def local_config_file
-      Pathname.new(@root).join("config") if @root
+      Pathname.new(@root).join("config")
     end
 
     def load_config(config_file)