diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c5864ca..9984d34 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 var gettextParser = require('gettext-parser');
 var fs = require('fs');
-var process = require('process');
 
 var DEFAULT_FUNCTION_NAMES = {
   gettext: ['msgid'],
@@ -87,11 +86,7 @@ function plugin(babel) {
         var headers = gtCfg.headers || DEFAULT_HEADERS;
         var base = gtCfg.baseDirectory;
         if (base) {
-          if (base === '.') {
-            base = process.cwd() + '/';
-          } else {
-            base = base.match(/^(.*?)\/*$/)[1] + '/';
-          }
+          base = base.match(/^(.*?)\/*$/)[1] + '/';
         }
 
         if (fileName !== currentFileName) {