diff --git a/internal/config/types.go b/internal/config/types.go
index fe3bc1773..38b03e7ab 100644
--- a/internal/config/types.go
+++ b/internal/config/types.go
@@ -367,14 +367,6 @@ func (col *Collector) Validate(allowedDirectories []string) error {
 		err = errors.Join(err, nginxReceiver.Validate(allowedDirectories))
 	}
 
-	for _, path := range col.AdditionalConfigPaths {
-		cleanPath := filepath.Clean(path)
-		pathAllowed := isAllowedDir(cleanPath, allowedDirectories)
-		if !pathAllowed {
-			err = errors.Join(err, fmt.Errorf("additional config path %s not in allowed directories", path))
-		}
-	}
-
 	return err
 }