diff --git a/readarr/CHANGELOG.md b/readarr/CHANGELOG.md
index f242fc172..d59b19524 100644
--- a/readarr/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/readarr/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 0.4.18-2 (08-01-2026)
+- Remove CONFIG_LOCATION option now that config lives under /addon_configs by default
+
 ## 0.4.18-1 (08-01-2026)
 - ⚠ MAJOR CHANGE : switch to the new config logic from homeassistant. Your configuration files will have migrated from /config/addons_config/readarr to a folder only accessible from my Filebrowser addon called /addon_configs/xxx-readarr_nas. This avoids the addon to mess with your homeassistant configuration folder, and allows to backup the options. Migration of data should be automatic. Please be sure to update all your links however ! For more information, see here : https://developers.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/11/06/public-addon-config/
 
diff --git a/readarr/README.md b/readarr/README.md
index b5eae77a3..57f572cb3 100644
--- a/readarr/README.md
+++ b/readarr/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ Configurations can be done through the app webUI, except for the following optio
 | `PGID` | int | `0` | Group ID for file permissions |
 | `PUID` | int | `0` | User ID for file permissions |
 | `TZ` | str | | Timezone (e.g., `Europe/London`) |
-| `CONFIG_LOCATION` | str | `/config` | Path where Readarr config is stored |
 | `connection_mode` | list | `ingress_noauth` | Connection mode (ingress_noauth/noingress_auth/ingress_auth) |
 | `localdisks` | str | | Local drives to mount (e.g., `sda1,sdb1,MYNAS`) |
 | `networkdisks` | str | | SMB shares to mount (e.g., `//SERVER/SHARE`) |
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ Configurations can be done through the app webUI, except for the following optio
 PGID: 0
 PUID: 0
 TZ: "Europe/London"
-CONFIG_LOCATION: "/config"
 connection_mode: "ingress_noauth"
 localdisks: "sda1,sdb1"
 networkdisks: "//192.168.1.100/books,//nas.local/ebooks"
@@ -121,4 +119,3 @@ Create an issue on github
 ![illustration](https://readarr.com/img/slider/artistdetails.png)
 
 [repository]: https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons
-
diff --git a/readarr/config.yaml b/readarr/config.yaml
index 8127699c2..f4c6deaf6 100644
--- a/readarr/config.yaml
+++ b/readarr/config.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ map:
 name: Readarr
 options:
   env_vars: []
-  CONFIG_LOCATION: /config
   PGID: 0
   PUID: 0
   connection_mode: ingress_noauth
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ schema:
   env_vars:
     - name: match(^[A-Za-z0-9_]+$)
       value: str?
-  CONFIG_LOCATION: str
   PGID: int
   PUID: int
   TZ: str?
@@ -109,4 +107,4 @@ schema:
 slug: readarr_nas
 udev: true
 url: https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/tree/master/readarr
-version: "0.4.18-1"
+version: "0.4.18-2"
diff --git a/readarr/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-config_location.sh b/readarr/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-config_location.sh
index ce831ab21..8c2f189b7 100755
--- a/readarr/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-config_location.sh
+++ b/readarr/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-config_location.sh
@@ -2,21 +2,8 @@
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 set -e
 
-if bashio::config.has_value 'CONFIG_LOCATION'; then
-    CONFIG_LOCATION="$(bashio::config 'CONFIG_LOCATION')"
-    # Modify if it is a base directory
-    if [[ "$CONFIG_LOCATION" == *.* ]]; then CONFIG_LOCATION="$(dirname "$CONFIG_LOCATION")"; fi
-else
-    CONFIG_LOCATION="/config"
-fi
+CONFIG_LOCATION="/config"
 bashio::log.info "Config stored in $CONFIG_LOCATION"
 
 mkdir -p "$CONFIG_LOCATION"
 chown -R "$PUID:$PGID" "$CONFIG_LOCATION"
-
-if [ "$CONFIG_LOCATION" != "/config" ]; then
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2013
-    for file in $(grep -sril "/config" /etc /defaults); do
-        sed -i "s|/config|$CONFIG_LOCATION|g" "$file"
-    done
-fi
diff --git a/readarr/rootfs/etc/services.d/nginx/run b/readarr/rootfs/etc/services.d/nginx/run
index 584285b8f..dfb371cf7 100644
--- a/readarr/rootfs/etc/services.d/nginx/run
+++ b/readarr/rootfs/etc/services.d/nginx/run
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ CONFIG_LOCATION=/config/config.xml
 # Wait for transmission to become available
 bashio::net.wait_for "$port" localhost 900
 
-if bashio::config.has_value 'CONFIG_LOCATION'; then
-    CONFIG_LOCATION="$(bashio::config 'CONFIG_LOCATION')"
-    # Modify if it is a base directory
-    if [[ "$CONFIG_LOCATION" == *.* ]]; then CONFIG_LOCATION="$(dirname $CONFIG_LOCATION)"; fi
-    CONFIG_LOCATION="$CONFIG_LOCATION"/config.xml
-fi
-
 # Delete external
 if grep -q "external" "$CONFIG_LOCATION"; then
     bashio::log.warning "external is set, restarting"