diff --git a/src/Psalm/Config.php b/src/Psalm/Config.php
index c2b5fae3f..908e85ce8 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Config.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Config.php
@@ -927,8 +927,6 @@ class Config
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Cannot find plugin file ' . $path);
         }
 
-        $path = realpath($path);
-
         $this->plugin_paths[] = $path;
     }