diff --git a/eng/CheckNugetStatus.yml b/eng/CheckNugetStatus.yml
index 18a0c60c7..036452e14 100644
--- a/eng/CheckNugetStatus.yml
+++ b/eng/CheckNugetStatus.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ steps:
         Write-Information -MessageData "sourcePath='${{parameters.sourcePath}}'" -InformationAction Continue
         Write-Information -MessageData "nugetConfig='${{parameters.nugetConfig}}'" -InformationAction Continue
         Write-Information -MessageData "#########################################" -InformationAction Continue
-        if (!(Test-Path "${{parameters.nugetConfig}}" -PathType Leaf)) {
-          Write-Host "##vso[task.LogIssue type=error;]nuget config file not found."
-        }
         if (!(Test-Path "${{parameters.sourcePath}}" -PathType Container)) {
           Write-Host "##vso[task.LogIssue type=error;]sourcePath does not exist."
         }
@@ -36,7 +33,7 @@ steps:
         $projectFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path ${{parameters.sourcePath}} -Filter *.csproj -Recurse
         foreach ($project in $projectFiles) {
             try {
-            $outdatedList = dotnet list $project package --outdated --include-transitive --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --config ${{parameters.nugetConfig}}
+            $outdatedList = dotnet list $project package --outdated --include-transitive --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
             if ($LASTEXITCODE -gt 0)  {
                 Throw "The command exited with error code: $lastexitcode"
             }