diff --git a/pkg/cmd/build/build.go b/pkg/cmd/build/build.go
index bbc32068f..9a17f73d1 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/build/build.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/build/build.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func NewCobraCmd(build *BuildCmd) *cobra.Command {
 	buildCmd.Flags().StringVar(&fields.NodePolyfills, "use-node-polyfills", "", msg.FlagPolyfill)
 	buildCmd.Flags().StringVar(&fields.OwnWorker, "use-own-worker", "", msg.FlagWorker)
 	buildCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&fields.IsFirewall, "firewall", false, msg.IsFirewall)
-	buildCmd.Flags().StringVar(&fields.ProjectPath, "--config-dir", "azion", msg.ProjectConfFlag)
+	buildCmd.Flags().StringVar(&fields.ProjectPath, "config-dir", "azion", msg.ProjectConfFlag)
 
 	return buildCmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/delete/edge_application/edge_application.go b/pkg/cmd/delete/edge_application/edge_application.go
index 455d52e76..cb8eb95bf 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/delete/edge_application/edge_application.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/delete/edge_application/edge_application.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func NewCobraCmd(delete *DeleteCmd) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().Int64Var(&application_id, "application-id", 0, msg.FlagId)
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("cascade", true, msg.CascadeFlag)
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP("help", "h", false, msg.HelpFlag)
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&ProjectConf, "--config-dir", "azion", msg.CONFDIRFLAG)
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&ProjectConf, "config-dir", "azion", msg.CONFDIRFLAG)
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/sync/sync.go b/pkg/cmd/sync/sync.go
index 49d1f26be..396406e09 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/sync/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/sync/sync.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func NewCobraCmd(sync *SyncCmd) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 	syncCmd.Flags().BoolP("help", "h", false, msg.HELPFLAG)
-	syncCmd.Flags().StringVar(&ProjectConf, "--config-dir", "azion", msg.CONFDIRFLAG)
+	syncCmd.Flags().StringVar(&ProjectConf, "config-dir", "azion", msg.CONFDIRFLAG)
 	return syncCmd
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/constants/constants.go b/pkg/constants/constants.go
index 30c38ab99..38dbdcc6e 100644
--- a/pkg/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/constants/constants.go
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ var (
 )
 
 const (
-	PathAzionJson = "/azion/azion.json"
-	FORMAT_DATE   = "2006-01-02 15:04:05 -0700 MST"
+	FORMAT_DATE = "2006-01-02 15:04:05 -0700 MST"
 )
diff --git a/utils/helpers.go b/utils/helpers.go
index 9fdcf01e7..b31d2ee8f 100644
--- a/utils/helpers.go
+++ b/utils/helpers.go
@@ -237,26 +237,6 @@ func GetAzionJsonContent(confPath string) (*contracts.AzionApplicationOptions, e
 	return conf, nil
 }
 
-func GetAzionJsonSimple() (*contracts.AzionApplicationSimple, error) {
-	path, err := GetWorkingDir()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	jsonConf := path + "/azion/azion.json"
-	file, err := os.ReadFile(jsonConf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, ErrorOpeningAzionJsonFile
-	}
-
-	conf := &contracts.AzionApplicationSimple{}
-	err = json.Unmarshal(file, &conf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, ErrorUnmarshalAzionJsonFile
-	}
-
-	return conf, nil
-}
-
 func WriteAzionJsonContent(conf *contracts.AzionApplicationOptions, confPath string) error {
 	wd, err := GetWorkingDir()
 	if err != nil {