diff --git a/src/commands/project/init.ts b/src/commands/project/init.ts
index 100d3993..a9d6719f 100644
--- a/src/commands/project/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/project/init.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import fs from "fs";
 import * as path from "path";
 import {
   PROJECT_FILE_NAME,
-  ProjectConfig,
   ShellConfig,
   fileExists,
   getProjectConfigPath,
@@ -74,8 +73,6 @@ export class ProjectInitCommand extends Command {
       );
     }
 
-    ProjectConfig.initialConfig(schemaDir).save(projectPath);
-
     const shellConfig = ShellConfig.readWithOverrides({
       projectPath: projectPath,
     });
diff --git a/src/lib/config/index.ts b/src/lib/config/index.ts
index f2dd6cdc..756dadf4 100644
--- a/src/lib/config/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config/index.ts
@@ -179,9 +179,7 @@ export class ShellConfig {
     const rootConfig =
       opts?.rootConfig ?? ini.parse(readFileOpt(getRootConfigPath()));
     const projectConfigPath = opts?.projectPath ?? getProjectConfigPath();
-    const projectConfig =
-      opts?.projectConfig ??
-      (projectConfigPath ? ini.parse(readFile(projectConfigPath)) : undefined);
+    const projectConfig = opts?.projectConfig ?? {};
 
     return new ShellConfig({
       rootConfig,