diff --git a/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php b/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php
index 1bb5eaeed53af1af0f8638a087cb38cae655adac..73fe33ee61161258f079253a4196ad7cf1b7f10d 100644
--- a/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php
+++ b/lib/SimpleSAML/Configuration.php
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ class Configuration implements Utils\ClearableState
             return $default;
         }
 
-        return $this->configuration[$name] ?? $default;
+        return $this->configuration[$name];
     }