diff --git a/libp2p.nimble b/libp2p.nimble
index 08052e6ce1..7657ba2671 100644
--- a/libp2p.nimble
+++ b/libp2p.nimble
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ let verbose = getEnv("V", "") notin ["", "0"]
 let cfg =
   " --styleCheck:usages --styleCheck:error" &
   (if verbose: "" else: " --verbosity:0 --hints:off") &
-  " --skipParentCfg --skipUserCfg -f" & " --threads:on --opt:speed"
+  " --skipUserCfg -f" & " --threads:on --opt:speed"
 
 import hashes, strutils
 
diff --git a/tests/config.nims b/tests/config.nims
index 34385ea62a..6f1a239944 100644
--- a/tests/config.nims
+++ b/tests/config.nims
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import strutils, os
   libp2p_mplex_metrics
 --d:
   unittestPrintTime
---skipParentCfg
 
 # Only add chronicles param if the
 # user didn't specify any