diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 26c31816..b9142e7e 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -497,6 +497,5 @@ get_default_conf(void)
         return userconf;
 
     // If not, fall back to the system-wide config.
-    userconf[0] = '\0';
     return sysconf;
 }