diff --git a/src/cli.js b/src/cli.js
index c8fa3f2c3..0b64fdd11 100644
--- a/src/cli.js
+++ b/src/cli.js
@@ -577,7 +577,6 @@ async function build() {
       return result
     }
 
-    let configPath = args['--config'] ?? path.resolve('./tailwind.config.js')
     let config = refreshConfig(configPath)
 
     if (input) {