diff --git a/src/dash-cli.cpp b/src/dash-cli.cpp
index 0e8ddca666..a201ad41d0 100644
--- a/src/dash-cli.cpp
+++ b/src/dash-cli.cpp
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ static int AppInitRPC(int argc, char* argv[])
         }
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
     }
-    bool datadirFromCmdLine = gArgs.IsArgSet("-datadir");
-    if (datadirFromCmdLine && !fs::is_directory(GetDataDir(false))) {
+    if (!fs::is_directory(GetDataDir(false))) {
         tfm::format(std::cerr, "Error: Specified data directory \"%s\" does not exist.\n", gArgs.GetArg("-datadir", ""));
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
@@ -147,10 +146,6 @@ static int AppInitRPC(int argc, char* argv[])
         tfm::format(std::cerr, "Error reading configuration file: %s\n", error);
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
-    if (!datadirFromCmdLine && !fs::is_directory(GetDataDir(false))) {
-        tfm::format(std::cerr, "Error: Specified data directory \"%s\" from config file does not exist.\n", gArgs.GetArg("-datadir", ""));
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-    }
     // Check for -testnet or -regtest parameter (BaseParams() calls are only valid after this clause)
     try {
         SelectBaseParams(gArgs.GetChainName());
diff --git a/src/dashd.cpp b/src/dashd.cpp
index effadee7f1..16fd408ceb 100644
--- a/src/dashd.cpp
+++ b/src/dashd.cpp
@@ -87,19 +87,13 @@ static bool AppInit(int argc, char* argv[])
     util::Ref context{node};
     try
     {
-        bool datadirFromCmdLine = gArgs.IsArgSet("-datadir");
-        if (datadirFromCmdLine && !fs::is_directory(GetDataDir(false)))
+        if (!fs::is_directory(GetDataDir(false)))
         {
             return InitError(Untranslated(strprintf("Specified data directory \"%s\" does not exist.\n", gArgs.GetArg("-datadir", ""))));
         }
         if (!gArgs.ReadConfigFiles(error, true)) {
             return InitError(Untranslated(strprintf("Error reading configuration file: %s\n", error)));
         }
-        if (!datadirFromCmdLine && !fs::is_directory(GetDataDir(false)))
-        {
-            tfm::format(std::cerr, "Error: Specified data directory \"%s\" from config file does not exist.\n", gArgs.GetArg("-datadir", ""));
-            return EXIT_FAILURE;
-        }
         // Check for -testnet or -regtest parameter (Params() calls are only valid after this clause)
         try {
             SelectParams(gArgs.GetChainName());