diff --git a/scalafmt-dynamic/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/dynamic/ScalafmtDynamic.scala b/scalafmt-dynamic/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/dynamic/ScalafmtDynamic.scala
index c7ffa6ab2d..0c8467636d 100644
--- a/scalafmt-dynamic/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/dynamic/ScalafmtDynamic.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-dynamic/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/dynamic/ScalafmtDynamic.scala
@@ -133,10 +133,8 @@ final case class ScalafmtDynamic(
   ): FormatEval[ScalafmtReflectConfig] = {
     for {
       version <- readVersion(configPath)
-      current = ScalafmtReflect.current
-      fmtReflect <-
-        if (version == current.version) Right(current)
-        else resolveFormatter(configPath, version)
+      // can't use current build directly, -dynamic doesn't include -core
+      fmtReflect <- resolveFormatter(configPath, version)
       config <- fmtReflect.parseConfig(configPath).toEither.left.map {
         case ex: ScalafmtDynamicError => ex
         case ex => new UnknownConfigError(configPath, ex)
diff --git a/scalafmt-dynamic/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/dynamic/ScalafmtReflect.scala b/scalafmt-dynamic/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/dynamic/ScalafmtReflect.scala
index 7c945a6552..9aba332723 100644
--- a/scalafmt-dynamic/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/dynamic/ScalafmtReflect.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-dynamic/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/dynamic/ScalafmtReflect.scala
@@ -166,12 +166,3 @@ case class ScalafmtReflect(
     module.get(null)
   }
 }
-
-object ScalafmtReflect {
-
-  lazy val current = ScalafmtReflect(
-    getClass.getClassLoader,
-    ScalafmtVersion.parse(BuildInfo.stable).get
-  )
-
-}