diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/arguments.py b/freqtrade/configuration/arguments.py
index a8cd6686b..addbfcf67 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/arguments.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/arguments.py
@@ -47,11 +47,10 @@ class Arguments(object):
     """
     Arguments Class. Manage the arguments received by the cli
     """
-    def __init__(self, args: Optional[List[str]], no_default_config: bool = False) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, args: Optional[List[str]]) -> None:
         self.args = args
         self._parsed_arg: Optional[argparse.Namespace] = None
         self.parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Free, open source crypto trading bot')
-        self._no_default_config = no_default_config
 
     def _load_args(self) -> None:
         self._build_args(optionlist=ARGS_MAIN)
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ class Arguments(object):
         # Workaround issue in argparse with action='append' and default value
         # (see https://bugs.python.org/issue16399)
         # Allow no-config for certain commands (like downloading / plotting)
-        if (not self._no_default_config and parsed_arg.config is None
+        if (parsed_arg.config is None
                 and not ('subparser' in parsed_arg and parsed_arg.subparser in NO_CONF_REQURIED)):
             parsed_arg.config = [constants.DEFAULT_CONFIG]