3 files changed, 8 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/hugolib/filesystems/basefs.go b/hugolib/filesystems/basefs.go
index 8882ed3fe..ed0d36de1 100644
--- a/hugolib/filesystems/basefs.go
+++ b/hugolib/filesystems/basefs.go
@@ -188,19 +188,19 @@ func (b *BaseFs) AbsProjectContentDir(filename string) (string, string, error) {
 
 // ResolveJSConfigFile resolves the JS-related config file to a absolute
 // filename. One example of such would be postcss.config.js.
-func (fs *BaseFs) ResolveJSConfigFile(name string) (string, bool) {
+func (fs *BaseFs) ResolveJSConfigFile(name string) string {
 	// First look in assets/_jsconfig
 	fi, err := fs.Assets.Fs.Stat(filepath.Join(files.FolderJSConfig, name))
 	if err == nil {
-		return fi.(hugofs.FileMetaInfo).Meta().Filename, fi.IsDir()
+		return fi.(hugofs.FileMetaInfo).Meta().Filename
 	}
 	// Fall back to the work dir.
 	fi, err = fs.Work.Stat(name)
 	if err == nil {
-		return fi.(hugofs.FileMetaInfo).Meta().Filename, fi.IsDir()
+		return fi.(hugofs.FileMetaInfo).Meta().Filename
 	}
 
-	return "", false
+	return ""
 }
 
 // MakePathRelative creates a relative path from the given filename.
diff --git a/resources/resource_transformers/babel/babel.go b/resources/resource_transformers/babel/babel.go
index 5ed09d200..ff19d9dda 100644
--- a/resources/resource_transformers/babel/babel.go
+++ b/resources/resource_transformers/babel/babel.go
@@ -134,17 +134,13 @@ func (t *babelTransformation) Transform(ctx *resources.ResourceTransformationCtx
 	}
 
 	configFile = filepath.Clean(configFile)
-	isConfigFileDir := false
 
 	// We need an absolute filename to the config file.
 	if !filepath.IsAbs(configFile) {
-		configFile, isConfigFileDir = t.rs.BaseFs.ResolveJSConfigFile(configFile)
-		if isConfigFileDir {
-			logger.Warnf("babel config %q must be a file, not a directory", configFile)
-		}
+		configFile = t.rs.BaseFs.ResolveJSConfigFile(configFile)
 		if configFile == "" && t.options.Config != "" {
 			// Only fail if the user specified config file is not found.
-			return fmt.Errorf("babel config file %q not found", configFile)
+			return fmt.Errorf("babel config %q not found:", configFile)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/resources/resource_transformers/postcss/postcss.go b/resources/resource_transformers/postcss/postcss.go
index ee3f39be1..376d72182 100644
--- a/resources/resource_transformers/postcss/postcss.go
+++ b/resources/resource_transformers/postcss/postcss.go
@@ -172,17 +172,13 @@ func (t *postcssTransformation) Transform(ctx *resources.ResourceTransformationC
 	}
 
 	configFile = filepath.Clean(configFile)
-	isConfigFileDir := false
 
 	// We need an absolute filename to the config file.
 	if !filepath.IsAbs(configFile) {
-		configFile, isConfigFileDir = t.rs.BaseFs.ResolveJSConfigFile(configFile)
+		configFile = t.rs.BaseFs.ResolveJSConfigFile(configFile)
 		if configFile == "" && options.Config != "" {
 			// Only fail if the user specified config file is not found.
-			return fmt.Errorf("postcss config directory %q not found", options.Config)
-		}
-		if !isConfigFileDir {
-			logger.Warnf("postcss config %q must be a directory", options.Config)
+			return fmt.Errorf("postcss config %q not found:", options.Config)
 		}
 	}