diff --git a/processor/config.py b/processor/config.py
index 95b8a5b..cf33fc0 100644
--- a/processor/config.py
+++ b/processor/config.py
@@ -6,17 +6,9 @@ class Config:
     def __init__(self):
         self.ENVIRONMENT = os.getenv("ENVIRONMENT", "local")
 
-        if self.ENVIRONMENT == "local":
-            self.INPUT_DIR = os.getenv("INPUT_DIR")
-            self.OUTPUT_DIR = os.getenv("OUTPUT_DIR")
-        else:
-            # workflow / analysis pipeline only supports 3 processors (pre-, main, post-)
-            # the output directory of the main processor is what the post-processor needs to read from
-            # so for now we will set the input directory for this processor to be the output directory variable
-            self.INPUT_DIR = os.getenv("OUTPUT_DIR")
-            self.OUTPUT_DIR = os.path.join(self.INPUT_DIR, "output")
-            if not os.path.exists(self.OUTPUT_DIR):
-                os.makedirs(self.OUTPUT_DIR)
+        self.INPUT_DIR = os.getenv("INPUT_DIR")
+        self.OUTPUT_DIR = os.getenv("OUTPUT_DIR")
+
 
         self.CHUNK_SIZE_MB = int(os.getenv("CHUNK_SIZE_MB", "1"))
 
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 1843e31..3b48ae7 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -156,41 +156,6 @@ def test_local_importer_enabled_override(self, tmp_path):
 class TestConfigProductionEnvironment:
     """Tests for Config class in production environment."""
 
-    def test_production_environment_directories(self, tmp_path):
-        """Test Config in production environment uses OUTPUT_DIR for input."""
-        output_dir = tmp_path / "output"
-        output_dir.mkdir()
-
-        env_vars = {
-            "ENVIRONMENT": "production",
-            "OUTPUT_DIR": str(output_dir),
-        }
-
-        with patch.dict(os.environ, env_vars, clear=True):
-            config = Config()
-
-            # In production, INPUT_DIR is set to OUTPUT_DIR
-            assert config.INPUT_DIR == str(output_dir)
-            # And OUTPUT_DIR is a subdirectory
-            assert config.OUTPUT_DIR == str(output_dir / "output")
-
-    def test_production_creates_output_subdirectory(self, tmp_path):
-        """Test that production config creates output subdirectory."""
-        base_dir = tmp_path / "base"
-        base_dir.mkdir()
-
-        env_vars = {
-            "ENVIRONMENT": "production",
-            "OUTPUT_DIR": str(base_dir),
-        }
-
-        with patch.dict(os.environ, env_vars, clear=True):
-            config = Config()
-
-            expected_output = base_dir / "output"
-            assert os.path.exists(expected_output)
-            assert config.OUTPUT_DIR == str(expected_output)
-
     def test_production_importer_enabled_by_default(self, tmp_path):
         """Test IMPORTER_ENABLED defaults to True in production."""
         base_dir = tmp_path / "base"
@@ -280,23 +245,6 @@ def test_missing_api_credentials(self, tmp_path):
             assert config.API_KEY is None
             assert config.API_SECRET is None
 
-    def test_non_standard_environment(self, tmp_path):
-        """Test Config with non-standard environment name."""
-        base_dir = tmp_path / "base"
-        base_dir.mkdir()
-
-        env_vars = {
-            "ENVIRONMENT": "staging",
-            "OUTPUT_DIR": str(base_dir),
-        }
-
-        with patch.dict(os.environ, env_vars, clear=True):
-            config = Config()
-
-            # Non-local environments should use production logic
-            assert config.ENVIRONMENT == "staging"
-            assert config.INPUT_DIR == str(base_dir)
-
     def test_chunk_size_conversion_to_int(self, tmp_path):
         """Test that CHUNK_SIZE_MB is converted to integer."""
         env_vars = {