diff --git a/joern-cli/frontends/x2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/x2cpg/passes/frontend/XConfigFileCreationPass.scala b/joern-cli/frontends/x2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/x2cpg/passes/frontend/XConfigFileCreationPass.scala
index b9d7d8c975fa..27ca76ae5115 100644
--- a/joern-cli/frontends/x2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/x2cpg/passes/frontend/XConfigFileCreationPass.scala
+++ b/joern-cli/frontends/x2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/x2cpg/passes/frontend/XConfigFileCreationPass.scala
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ abstract class XConfigFileCreationPass(cpg: Cpg, private val rootDir: Option[Str
   private def configFileName(configFile: File): String = {
     Try(Paths.get(rootDir.get).toAbsolutePath)
       .map(_.relativize(configFile.path.toAbsolutePath).toString)
-      .orElse(Try(configFile.pathAsString))
       .getOrElse(configFile.name)
   }