diff --git a/lib/npg_tracking/illumina/run/folder.pm b/lib/npg_tracking/illumina/run/folder.pm
index 7959470e..01654f0b 100644
--- a/lib/npg_tracking/illumina/run/folder.pm
+++ b/lib/npg_tracking/illumina/run/folder.pm
@@ -404,13 +404,9 @@ sub _get_path_from_given_path {
   my @dirs = splitdir($subpath);
   while (@dirs) {
     my $path = catdir(@dirs);
-    if ( -d $path
-            and
-         -d catdir($path, $CONFIG_DIR) # does this directory have a Config Directory
-            and
-         -d catdir($path, $DATA_DIR)   # a runfolder is likely to have a Data directory
-        ) {
-       return $path;
+    # a runfolder has to have a Data directory
+    if (-d $path and -d catdir($path, $DATA_DIR)) {
+      return $path;
     }
     pop @dirs;
   }
diff --git a/t/60-illumina-run-folder.t b/t/60-illumina-run-folder.t
index 99b8b035..918bd2ef 100644
--- a/t/60-illumina-run-folder.t
+++ b/t/60-illumina-run-folder.t
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ subtest 'standard runfolder, no DB access' => sub {
   $paths->{no_archive_subpath} = $paths->{bbcalls_subpath} . q{/no_archive};
   $paths->{pp_archive_subpath} = $paths->{bbcalls_subpath} . q{/pp_archive};
   $paths->{qc_subpath} = $paths->{archive_subpath} . q{/qc};
-  $paths->{config_path} = $runfolder_path . q{/Config};
 
   for my $path (values %{$paths}) {
     make_path($path);