diff --git a/src/Config.php b/src/Config.php
index 25b3971039..879e7e26a6 100644
--- a/src/Config.php
+++ b/src/Config.php
@@ -1704,11 +1704,6 @@ public static function getAllConfigData()
             $configFile = dirname($path).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'CodeSniffer.conf';
         } else {
             $configFile = dirname(__DIR__).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'CodeSniffer.conf';
-            if (is_file($configFile) === false
-                && strpos('@data_dir@', '@data_dir') === false
-            ) {
-                $configFile = '@data_dir@/PHP_CodeSniffer/CodeSniffer.conf';
-            }
         }
 
         if (is_file($configFile) === false) {