diff --git a/config/cfgroot/ids-functions.pl b/config/cfgroot/ids-functions.pl
index fffb0a265..2869bcdc4 100644
--- a/config/cfgroot/ids-functions.pl
+++ b/config/cfgroot/ids-functions.pl
@@ -1139,9 +1139,6 @@ sub _cleanup_rulesdir() {
 		# We only want files.
 		next unless (-f "$rulespath/$file");
 
-		# Skip element if it has config as file extension.
-		next if ($file =~ m/\.config$/);
-
 		# Skip rules file for whitelisted hosts.
 		next if ("$rulespath/$file" eq $whitelist_file);