diff --git a/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_language_protocol.cpp b/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_language_protocol.cpp
index 5e945cdb2c..7ee1d8e892 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_language_protocol.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_language_protocol.cpp
@@ -228,41 +228,15 @@ Variant GDScriptLanguageProtocol::initialize(const Dictionary &p_params) {
 		}
 
 		if (ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->localize_path(root) != "res://") {
+			// Show a general warning, which works for all clients.
 			LSP::ShowMessageParams params{
 				LSP::MessageType::Warning,
 				"The GDScript Language Server might not work correctly with other projects than the one opened in Godot."
 			};
 			notify_client("window/showMessage", params.to_json());
-		}
-	}
 
-	String root_uri = p_params["rootUri"];
-	String root = p_params.get("rootPath", "");
-	bool is_same_workspace;
-#ifndef WINDOWS_ENABLED
-	is_same_workspace = root.to_lower() == workspace->root.to_lower();
-#else
-	is_same_workspace = root.replace_char('\\', '/').to_lower() == workspace->root.to_lower();
-#endif
-
-	if (root_uri.length() && is_same_workspace) {
-		workspace->root_uri = root_uri;
-	} else {
-		String r_root = workspace->root;
-		r_root = r_root.lstrip("/");
-		workspace->root_uri = "file:///" + r_root;
-
-		Dictionary params;
-		params["path"] = workspace->root;
-		Dictionary request = make_notification("gdscript_client/changeWorkspace", params);
-
-		ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!clients.has(latest_client_id), ret.to_json(),
-				vformat("GDScriptLanguageProtocol: Can't initialize invalid peer '%d'.", latest_client_id));
-		Ref<LSPeer> peer = clients.get(latest_client_id);
-		if (peer.is_valid()) {
-			String msg = Variant(request).to_json_string();
-			msg = format_output(msg);
-			(*peer)->res_queue.push_back(msg.utf8());
+			// Send gdscript_client/changeWorkspace to prompt client side handling, where supported. (Currently known users: VSCode extension, Rider extension).
+			notify_client("gdscript_client/changeWorkspace", Dictionary({ { "path", ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->get_resource_path() } }));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -702,8 +676,6 @@ GDScriptLanguageProtocol::GDScriptLanguageProtocol() {
 
 	set_method("initialize", callable_mp(this, &GDScriptLanguageProtocol::initialize));
 	set_method("initialized", callable_mp(this, &GDScriptLanguageProtocol::initialized));
-
-	workspace->root = ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->get_resource_path();
 }
 
 #undef SET_DOCUMENT_METHOD
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_workspace.h b/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_workspace.h
index 823e14850f..8bf74697e9 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_workspace.h
+++ b/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_workspace.h
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ protected:
 	void apply_new_signal(Object *obj, String function, PackedStringArray args);
 
 public:
-	String root;
-	String root_uri;
-
 	HashMap<StringName, ClassMembers> native_members;
 
 public:
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/tests/test_lsp.h b/modules/gdscript/tests/test_lsp.h
index 17cb24203e..2f0d7a0f5e 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/tests/test_lsp.h
+++ b/modules/gdscript/tests/test_lsp.h
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ GDScriptLanguageProtocol *initialize(const String &p_root) {
 	GDScriptLanguageProtocol *proto = memnew(GDScriptLanguageProtocol);
 	TestGDScriptLanguageProtocolInitializer::setup_client();
 
-	Ref<GDScriptWorkspace> workspace = GDScriptLanguageProtocol::get_singleton()->get_workspace();
-	workspace->root = absolute_root;
-	// On windows: `C:/...` -> `C%3A/...`.
-	workspace->root_uri = "file:///" + absolute_root.lstrip("/").replace_first(":", "%3A");
-
 	return proto;
 }