From dcce8056e78667c1e99bb7e571a927657342bf5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rich Harris <rich.harris@vercel.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2026 17:41:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: remove check for svelte.config.js before running `sync`

---
 .changeset/better-cooks-rush.md | 5 +++++
 packages/kit/src/cli.js         | 8 --------
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/better-cooks-rush.md

diff --git a/.changeset/better-cooks-rush.md b/.changeset/better-cooks-rush.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..820049189b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/better-cooks-rush.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+fix: remove check for svelte.config.js before running `sync`
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/cli.js b/packages/kit/src/cli.js
index 99024d192d23..98f2cf03d2b2 100755
--- a/packages/kit/src/cli.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/cli.js
@@ -73,14 +73,6 @@ if (!command) {
 }
 
 if (command === 'sync') {
-	const config_files = ['js', 'ts']
-		.map((ext) => `svelte.config.${ext}`)
-		.filter((f) => fs.existsSync(f));
-	if (config_files.length === 0) {
-		console.warn(`Missing Svelte config file in ${process.cwd()} — skipping`);
-		process.exit(0);
-	}
-
 	try {
 		const config = await load_config();
 		const sync = await import('./core/sync/sync.js');