diff --git a/source/util/src/tconfig.c b/source/util/src/tconfig.c
index 5bfef810c3..b864f48522 100644
--- a/source/util/src/tconfig.c
+++ b/source/util/src/tconfig.c
@@ -145,12 +145,6 @@ static int32_t cfgCheckAndSetDir(SConfigItem *pItem, const char *inputDir) {
     return -1;
   }
 
-  if (taosRealPath(fullDir, NULL, PATH_MAX) != 0) {
-    terrno = TAOS_SYSTEM_ERROR(errno);
-    uError("failed to get realpath of dir:%s since %s", inputDir, terrstr());
-    return -1;
-  }
-
   taosMemoryFreeClear(pItem->str);
   pItem->str = strdup(fullDir);
   if (pItem->str == NULL) {