diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 9ec967c25e225..6d9657737a8bd 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -32,5 +32,4 @@ markers =
     slow: mark a test as slow
     network: mark a test as network
     high_memory: mark a test as a high-memory only
-addopts = --strict-data-files
-doctest_optionflags= NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE IGNORE_EXCEPTION_DETAIL
\ No newline at end of file
+doctest_optionflags= NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE IGNORE_EXCEPTION_DETAIL