diff --git a/src/fondant/component/executor.py b/src/fondant/component/executor.py
index 81c31fcd..af9c0797 100644
--- a/src/fondant/component/executor.py
+++ b/src/fondant/component/executor.py
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ def from_spec(
             "cache",
             "consumes",
             "produces",
+            "working_directory",
         ]:
             args_dict.pop(argument, None)
 
diff --git a/tests/component/test_component.py b/tests/component/test_component.py
index 8fa953f4..df980dc9 100644
--- a/tests/component/test_component.py
+++ b/tests/component/test_component.py
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ def _process_dataset(self, manifest: Manifest) -> t.Union[None, dd.DataFrame]:
     assert executor.input_partition_rows == expected_partition_row_arg
     assert executor.cache is True
     assert executor.user_arguments == {
-        "working_directory": "/foo/bar",
         "integer_default_arg": 0,
         "float_default_arg": 3.14,
         "bool_false_default_arg": False,