diff --git a/src/vs/platform/configuration/common/configurationService.ts b/src/vs/platform/configuration/common/configurationService.ts
index 9453cedcac34a0cf5cd6ccc1b85a7033feafb45b..21a12826ee43ba27ec87b0e087c6a5af132f24a1 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/configuration/common/configurationService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/configuration/common/configurationService.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export class ConfigurationService extends Disposable implements IConfigurationSe
 		fileService: IFileService
 	) {
 		super();
-		this._register(fileService.watch(settingsResource));
 		this.userConfiguration = this._register(new UserSettings(this.settingsResource, undefined, fileService));
 		this.configuration = new Configuration(new DefaultConfigurationModel(), new ConfigurationModel());