diff --git a/core/modules/config/config.install b/core/modules/config/config.install
deleted file mode 100644
index c971ae6b5d223e6d5f88b4be077ea3cbadd11170..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/config/config.install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Install, update and uninstall functions for the config module.
- */
-
-/**
-* Implements hook_requirements().
-*/
-function config_requirements($phase) {
-  $requirements = [];
-  try {
-    $directory = config_get_config_directory(CONFIG_SYNC_DIRECTORY);
-  }
-  catch (\Exception $e) {
-    // system_requirements() guarantees that the CONFIG_SYNC_DIRECTORY exists
-    // as the config.storage.staging service relies on it.
-    $directory = FALSE;
-  }
-  // Ensure the configuration sync directory is writable. This is only a warning
-  // because only configuration import from a tarball requires the folder to be
-  // web writable.
-  if ($phase !== 'install' && !is_writable($directory)) {
-    $requirements['config directory ' . CONFIG_SYNC_DIRECTORY] = [
-      'title' => t('Configuration directory: %type', ['%type' => CONFIG_SYNC_DIRECTORY]),
-      'description' => t('The directory %directory is not writable.', ['%directory' => $directory]),
-      'severity' => REQUIREMENT_WARNING,
-    ];
-  }
-  return $requirements;
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/config/tests/src/Functional/ConfigInstallWebTest.php b/core/modules/config/tests/src/Functional/ConfigInstallWebTest.php
index 5dc3119dfb8f21b8bf1b4a8318912a7073237dea..5ac93bb8abc1046a5b2aba2197fdcefdfd860906 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/tests/src/Functional/ConfigInstallWebTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/tests/src/Functional/ConfigInstallWebTest.php
@@ -204,11 +204,6 @@ public function testConfigModuleRequirements() {
     file_unmanaged_delete_recursive($directory);
     $this->drupalGet('/admin/reports/status');
     $this->assertRaw(t('The directory %directory does not exist.', ['%directory' => $directory]));
-
-    file_prepare_directory($directory, FILE_CREATE_DIRECTORY);
-    \Drupal::service('file_system')->chmod($directory, 0555);
-    $this->drupalGet('/admin/reports/status');
-    $this->assertRaw(t('The directory %directory is not writable.', ['%directory' => $directory]));
   }
 
 }