diff --git a/thingsboard_gateway/connectors/modbus/modbus_connector.py b/thingsboard_gateway/connectors/modbus/modbus_connector.py
index 78471dac..262e15b6 100644
--- a/thingsboard_gateway/connectors/modbus/modbus_connector.py
+++ b/thingsboard_gateway/connectors/modbus/modbus_connector.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class ModbusConnector(Connector, Thread):
         self.__gateway = gateway
         self._connector_type = connector_type
 
-        self.__backward_compatibility_adapter = BackwardCompatibilityAdapter(config, gateway.config_dir)
+        self.__backward_compatibility_adapter = BackwardCompatibilityAdapter(config, gateway.get_config_path())
         self.__config = self.__backward_compatibility_adapter.convert()
 
         self.setName(self.__config.get("name", 'Modbus Default ' + ''.join(choice(ascii_lowercase) for _ in range(5))))
diff --git a/thingsboard_gateway/gateway/tb_gateway_service.py b/thingsboard_gateway/gateway/tb_gateway_service.py
index f4002d24..dc5ddb73 100644
--- a/thingsboard_gateway/gateway/tb_gateway_service.py
+++ b/thingsboard_gateway/gateway/tb_gateway_service.py
@@ -263,10 +263,6 @@ class TBGatewayService:
             log.info("The gateway has been stopped.")
             self.tb_client.stop()
 
-    @property
-    def config_dir(self):
-        return self._config_dir
-
     def __close_connectors(self):
         for current_connector in self.available_connectors:
             try: