diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index cc5ffd10..92629210 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -177,13 +177,6 @@ func (c Config) ValidateOnConfigtest() bool {
 func (c Config) ValidateOnScan() bool {
 	errs := c.checkSSHKeyExist()
 
-	if len(c.ResultsDir) != 0 {
-		if ok, _ := valid.IsFilePath(c.ResultsDir); !ok {
-			errs = append(errs, xerrors.Errorf(
-				"JSON base directory must be a *Absolute* file path. -results-dir: %s", c.ResultsDir))
-		}
-	}
-
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" && !c.SSHNative {
 		errs = append(errs, xerrors.New("-ssh-native-insecure is needed on windows"))
 	}