diff --git a/bin/directus b/bin/directus
index 97f0729a8d126..5f17ccf8fa9fa 100755
--- a/bin/directus
+++ b/bin/directus
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ define('BASE_PATH', realpath(__DIR__ . '/../'));
 
 // Composer Autoloader
 $loader = require BASE_PATH . '/vendor/autoload.php';
-require BASE_PATH . '/api/config.php';
 
 use Directus\Console\Cli;