diff --git a/config/kube_config.py b/config/kube_config.py
index 5c862287b..0ed5a71cf 100644
--- a/config/kube_config.py
+++ b/config/kube_config.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import datetime
 import json
 import logging
 import os
-import pathlib
 import platform
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ except ImportError:
     pass
 
 EXPIRY_SKEW_PREVENTION_DELAY = datetime.timedelta(minutes=5)
-KUBE_CONFIG_DEFAULT_LOCATION = os.environ.get('KUBECONFIG', f'{pathlib.Path.home()}/.kube/config')
+KUBE_CONFIG_DEFAULT_LOCATION = os.environ.get('KUBECONFIG', '~/.kube/config')
 ENV_KUBECONFIG_PATH_SEPARATOR = ';' if platform.system() == 'Windows' else ':'
 _temp_files = {}