diff --git a/context/context.go b/context/context.go
index 24f81142c..236f9e722 100644
--- a/context/context.go
+++ b/context/context.go
@@ -165,10 +165,7 @@ func (c *fsContext) Config() (config.Config, error) {
 	if c.config == nil {
 		cfg, err := config.ParseDefaultConfig()
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-			cfg, err = config.InitDefaultConfig()
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create default config: %w", err)
-			}
+			cfg = config.NewBlankConfig()
 		} else if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/internal/config/config_type.go b/internal/config/config_type.go
index 7f98341b3..a57d21dec 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_type.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_type.go
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ func NewConfig(root *yaml.Node) Config {
 	}
 }
 
-func InitDefaultConfig() (Config, error) {
-	cfg := NewConfig(&yaml.Node{
+func NewBlankConfig() Config {
+	return NewConfig(&yaml.Node{
 		Kind: yaml.DocumentNode,
 		Content: []*yaml.Node{
 			{
@@ -169,21 +169,6 @@ func InitDefaultConfig() (Config, error) {
 			},
 		},
 	})
-
-	err := cfg.Write()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return cfg, nil
-
-}
-
-func NewBlankConfig() Config {
-	return NewConfig(&yaml.Node{
-		Kind:    yaml.DocumentNode,
-		Content: []*yaml.Node{{Kind: yaml.MappingNode}},
-	})
 }
 
 // This type implements a Config interface and represents a config file on disk.