diff --git a/bin/gniza b/bin/gniza
index d15882a..31cc42e 100755
--- a/bin/gniza
+++ b/bin/gniza
@@ -859,9 +859,6 @@ cmd_remote() {
 
     case "$subcommand" in
         list|ls|"")
-            local config_file; config_file=$(get_opt config "$@" 2>/dev/null) || config_file="$DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE"
-            load_config "$config_file"
-
             if ! has_remotes; then
                 echo "No remotes configured."
                 echo "Run 'gniza init remote <name>' to add one."