diff --git a/ghost/core/core/shared/config/helpers.js b/ghost/core/core/shared/config/helpers.js
index 2644ae4ee3..f5b117e415 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/shared/config/helpers.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/shared/config/helpers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-const crypto = require('crypto');
-const os = require('os');
 const path = require('path');
 const {URL} = require('url');
 
@@ -66,24 +64,6 @@ const isPrivacyDisabled = function isPrivacyDisabled(privacyFlag) {
     return this.get('privacy')[privacyFlag] === false;
 };
 
-/** @type {string|null} */
-let processTmpDirPath = null;
-
-/**
- * Get a tmp dir path for the current process
- *
- * @returns {string} - tmp dir path for the current process
- */
-function getProcessTmpDirPath() {
-    // Memoize the computed path to avoid re-computing it on each call - The
-    // value should not change during the lifetime of the process.
-    if (processTmpDirPath === null) {
-        processTmpDirPath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `ghost_${crypto.randomUUID()}`);
-    }
-
-    return processTmpDirPath;
-}
-
 /**
  * @callback getContentPathFn
  * @param {string} type - the type of context you want the path for
@@ -108,7 +88,7 @@ const getContentPath = function getContentPath(type) {
     case 'settings':
         return path.join(this.get('paths:contentPath'), 'settings/');
     case 'public':
-        return path.join(getProcessTmpDirPath(this), 'public/');
+        return path.join(this.get('paths:contentPath'), 'public/');
     default:
         // new Error is allowed here, as we do not want config to depend on @tryghost/error
         // @TODO: revisit this decision when @tryghost/error is no longer dependent on all of ghost-ignition
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/unit/shared/config/helpers.test.js b/ghost/core/test/unit/shared/config/helpers.test.js
index a1210006ce..ecafc722a3 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/unit/shared/config/helpers.test.js
+++ b/ghost/core/test/unit/shared/config/helpers.test.js
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-const os = require('os');
 const should = require('should');
 
 const configUtils = require('../../../utils/configUtils');
 
-const UUID_REGEX = /^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/;
-
 describe('vhost utils', function () {
     beforeEach(function () {
         configUtils.set('url', 'http://ghost.blog');
@@ -56,29 +53,3 @@ describe('vhost utils', function () {
         });
     });
 });
-
-describe('getContentPath', function () {
-    it('should return the correct path for type: public', function () {
-        const publicPath = configUtils.config.getContentPath('public');
-
-        // Path should be in the tmpdir
-        const tmpdir = os.tmpdir();
-
-        publicPath.startsWith(tmpdir).should.be.true();
-
-        // Path should end with /public/
-        publicPath.endsWith('/public/').should.be.true();
-
-        // Path should include /ghost_
-        publicPath.includes('/ghost_').should.be.true();
-
-        // Path should contain a uuid at the correct location
-        const publicPathParts = publicPath.split('/');
-        const uuidPart = publicPathParts[publicPathParts.length - 3].replace('ghost_', '');
-
-        UUID_REGEX.test(uuidPart).should.be.true();
-
-        // Path should be memoized
-        configUtils.config.getContentPath('public').should.eql(publicPath);
-    });
-});