diff --git a/tests/runtests.sh b/tests/runtests.sh
index d6a3a1d0..2f7b0c5c 100644
--- a/tests/runtests.sh
+++ b/tests/runtests.sh
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ rerootResults()
 
     cd $RECOLL_CONFDIR
     sed -i.bak \
-  -e "s!/.*/testrecoll/!$RECOLL_TESTDATA/!g" \
-      recoll.conf
-    sed -i.bak \
   -e "s!/.*/testrecoll/!$RECOLL_TESTDATA/!g" \
       mimemap