diff --git a/configs/configload/copy_dir.go b/configs/configload/copy_dir.go
index ebbeb3b62..840a7aa97 100644
--- a/configs/configload/copy_dir.go
+++ b/configs/configload/copy_dir.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 // copyDir copies the src directory contents into dst. Both directories
@@ -24,15 +23,6 @@ func copyDir(dst, src string) error {
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		if strings.HasPrefix(filepath.Base(path), ".") {
-			// Skip any dot files
-			if info.IsDir() {
-				return filepath.SkipDir
-			} else {
-				return nil
-			}
-		}
-
 		// The "path" has the src prefixed to it. We need to join our
 		// destination with the path without the src on it.
 		dstPath := filepath.Join(dst, path[len(src):])