diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2fe4ff0bd..fe664afff 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [tool:pytest]
 norecursedirs = .* *.egg build dist docs
 testpaths = ./
-confcutdir = test
 
 [coverage:run]
 branch = True