diff --git a/atom.gyp b/atom.gyp
index 51435b920..6c03d9b38 100644
--- a/atom.gyp
+++ b/atom.gyp
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
     'default_configuration': 'Debug',
     'configurations': {
       'Debug': {
-        'xcode_config_file': 'native/mac/debug.xcconfig',
-        'defines': ['DEBUG=1', 'RESOURCE_PATH=\"$RESOURCE_PATH\"'],
+        'defines': ['DEBUG=1', 'RESOURCE_PATH="$PROJECT_DIR"'],
       },
       'Release': {
       },
diff --git a/native/mac/debug.xcconfig b/native/mac/debug.xcconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index 77ce46e34..000000000
--- a/native/mac/debug.xcconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-RESOURCE_PATH=$PROJECT_DIR