diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c46f18..18cdfdc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ mkdir -p "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/docspell-cli"
 cp docspell-cli-example.json "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/docspell-cli/config.json"
 ```
 
-For compatibility, the legacy `~/docspell-cli.json` file is still read if the XDG config file does not exist, but the tool will print a warning asking you to move it.
-
 ```json
 {
   "passwordCommand": "pass",
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index feff79e..a8b5b00 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func newCLIParser() (*flaggy.Parser, cliCommands) {
 }
 
 func loadConfigAndPassword() (config, string) {
-	configFile, legacyTarget, err := configFilePath()
+	configFile, err := configFilePath()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error finding config directory:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ func loadConfigAndPassword() (config, string) {
 		fmt.Printf("Error reading config file %s: %v\n", configFile, err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	if legacyTarget != "" {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Warning: using legacy config file %s; move it to %s\n", configFile, legacyTarget)
-	}
 
 	var cfg config
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(configData, &cfg); err != nil {
@@ -150,27 +147,12 @@ func loadConfigAndPassword() (config, string) {
 	return cfg, strings.TrimSpace(string(password))
 }
 
-func configFilePath() (path string, legacyTarget string, err error) {
+func configFilePath() (string, error) {
 	configDir, err := os.UserConfigDir()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", err
+		return "", err
 	}
-	xdgPath := filepath.Join(configDir, "docspell-cli", "config.json")
-	if _, err := os.Stat(xdgPath); err == nil {
-		return xdgPath, "", nil
-	} else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return xdgPath, "", nil
-	}
-
-	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
-	if err != nil {
-		return xdgPath, "", nil
-	}
-	legacyPath := filepath.Join(homeDir, "docspell-cli.json")
-	if _, err := os.Stat(legacyPath); err == nil {
-		return legacyPath, xdgPath, nil
-	}
-	return xdgPath, "", nil
+	return filepath.Join(configDir, "docspell-cli", "config.json"), nil
 }
 
 func runImportCommand(cfg config, password string, args []string) {
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 2dc4c71..51c7da0 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ func TestConfigFilePathUsesXDGConfigDir(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("HOME", t.TempDir())
 	t.Setenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", t.TempDir())
 
-	got, legacy, err := configFilePath()
+	got, err := configFilePath()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -18,30 +18,4 @@ func TestConfigFilePathUsesXDGConfigDir(t *testing.T) {
 	if got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %q, got %q", want, got)
 	}
-	if legacy != "" {
-		t.Fatalf("expected no legacy fallback, got %q", legacy)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestConfigFilePathFallsBackToLegacyHomeFile(t *testing.T) {
-	home := t.TempDir()
-	xdg := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config")
-	t.Setenv("HOME", home)
-	t.Setenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", xdg)
-	legacyPath := filepath.Join(home, "docspell-cli.json")
-	if err := os.WriteFile(legacyPath, []byte("{}"), 0644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	got, legacy, err := configFilePath()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if got != legacyPath {
-		t.Fatalf("expected legacy path %q, got %q", legacyPath, got)
-	}
-	wantLegacy := filepath.Join(xdg, "docspell-cli", "config.json")
-	if legacy != wantLegacy {
-		t.Fatalf("expected XDG target %q, got %q", wantLegacy, legacy)
-	}
 }