diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 5e18e1338..149252d03 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@
       <fileset dir="${classes.dir}" includes="com/threerings/presents/**"/>
       <fileset dir="${classes.dir}" includes="com/threerings/crowd/**"/>
       <fileset dir="${classes.dir}" includes="com/threerings/admin/**"/>
-      <fileset dir="src/sql" includes="admin/*.sql"/>
       <fileset dir="${classes.dir}" includes="rsrc/config/presents/**"/>
       <fileset dir="${classes.dir}" includes="rsrc/config/crowd/**"/>
     </jar>
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/DatabaseConfigRegistry.java b/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/DatabaseConfigRegistry.java
index 3eb04345c..34631744a 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/DatabaseConfigRegistry.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/DatabaseConfigRegistry.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class DatabaseConfigRegistry extends ConfigRegistry
     // documentation inherited
     protected ObjectRecord createObjectRecord (String path, DObject object)
     {
-        return null;
+        return new DatabaseObjectRecord(path, object);
     }
 
     protected class DatabaseObjectRecord extends ObjectRecord
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/persist/ConfigRepository.java b/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/persist/ConfigRepository.java
index 4a6064d67..f2e6289e1 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/persist/ConfigRepository.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/persist/ConfigRepository.java
@@ -90,17 +90,20 @@ public class ConfigRepository extends JORARepository
     protected void migrateSchema (Connection conn, DatabaseLiaison liaison)
         throws SQLException, PersistenceException
     {
-        if (!JDBCUtil.tableExists(conn, "CONFIG")) {
-            Log.info("Creating admin.config schema...");
-            JDBCUtil.loadSchema(conn, "admin/config.sql");
-        }
+        JDBCUtil.createTableIfMissing(conn, "CONFIG", new String[] {
+            "OBJECT VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL",
+            "FIELD VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL",
+            "VALUE TEXT NOT NULL",
+            "PRIMARY KEY (OBJECT, FIELD)",
+        });
     }
 
     // documentation inherited
     protected void createTables (Session session)
     {
 	_ctable = new Table(
-            ConfigDatum.class.getName(), "CONFIG", session, "OBJECT", true);
+            ConfigDatum.class.getName(), "CONFIG", session,
+            new String[] { "OBJECT", "FIELD" }, true);
     }
 
     protected Table _ctable;
diff --git a/src/sql/admin/config.sql b/src/sql/admin/config.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 4334dbb6b..000000000
--- a/src/sql/admin/config.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * $Id$
- *
- * Schema for the Admin services configuration table.
- */
-
-drop table if exists CONFIG;
-
-/**
- * Contains all registered configuration data.
- */
-CREATE TABLE CONFIG
-(
-    /** The configuration object with which this datum is associated. */
-    OBJECT VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
-
-    /** The configuration object field name. */
-    FIELD VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
-
-    /** The value of the object field. */
-    VALUE TEXT NOT NULL,
-
-    /** Defines our table keys. */
-    PRIMARY KEY (OBJECT, FIELD)
-);