diff --git a/keylime/src/config/base.rs b/keylime/src/config/base.rs
index c171c85..d2e889a 100644
--- a/keylime/src/config/base.rs
+++ b/keylime/src/config/base.rs
@@ -625,27 +625,15 @@ pub(crate) fn config_translate_keywords(
             });
         }

-        let actions_dir = match config.revocation_actions_dir.as_ref() {
-            "" => {
-                error!("The option 'enable_revocation_notifications' is set as 'true' but the revocation actions directory was set as empty in 'revocation_actions_dir'");
-                return Err(KeylimeConfigError::IncompatibleOptions {
-                    option_a: "enable_revocation_notifications".into(),
-                    value_a: "true".into(),
-                    option_b: "revocation_actions_dir".into(),
-                    value_b: "empty".into(),
-                });
-            }
-            dir => Path::new(dir),
+        if config.revocation_actions_dir.is_empty() {
+            error!("The option 'enable_revocation_notifications' is set as 'true' but the revocation actions directory was set as empty in 'revocation_actions_dir'");
+            return Err(KeylimeConfigError::IncompatibleOptions {
+                option_a: "enable_revocation_notifications".into(),
+                value_a: "true".into(),
+                option_b: "revocation_actions_dir".into(),
+                value_b: "empty".into(),
+            });
         };
-
-        // Validate that the revocation actions directory exists
-        let _revocation_actions_dir =
-            &actions_dir.canonicalize().map_err(|e| {
-                KeylimeConfigError::MissingActionsDir {
-                    path: keylime_dir.display().to_string(),
-                    source: e,
-                }
-            })?;
     }

     let revocation_cert = config_get_file_path(
@@ -938,32 +926,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(result.is_ok());
     }

-    #[test]
-    fn test_invalid_revocation_actions_dir() {
-        let tempdir = tempfile::tempdir()
-            .expect("failed to create temporary directory");
-
-        let test_config = AgentConfig {
-            keylime_dir: tempdir.path().display().to_string(),
-            enable_revocation_notifications: true,
-            revocation_actions_dir: "/invalid".to_string(),
-            ..Default::default()
-        };
-        let result = config_translate_keywords(&test_config);
-        // Expect error due to the inexistent directory
-        assert!(result.is_err());
-        let test_config = AgentConfig {
-            keylime_dir: tempdir.path().display().to_string(),
-            enable_revocation_notifications: false,
-            revocation_actions_dir: "/invalid".to_string(),
-            ..Default::default()
-        };
-
-        // Now unset enable_revocation_notifications and check that is allowed
-        let result = config_translate_keywords(&test_config);
-        assert!(result.is_ok());
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_keylime_dir_option() {
         let dir = tempfile::tempdir()