diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index eac6386e..2c6fb794 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #include <cmake.h>
-#include <Configuration.h>
 #include <Database.h>
 #include <Rules.h>
 #include <Extensions.h>
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ bool lightweightVersionCheck (const std::vector <std::string>& args)
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void initializeData (
-  Configuration& configuration,
   Database& database,
   Log& log)
 {
@@ -109,17 +107,23 @@ void initializeData (
   File configFile (dbLocation);
   configFile += "timewarrior.cfg";
   configFile.create (0600);
+/*
   configuration.load (configFile._data);
+*/
 
   // This value is not written out to disk, as there would be no point. Having
   // located the config file, the 'db' location is already known. This is just
   // for subsequent internal use.
+/*
   configuration.set ("db", dbLocation._data);
   log.write ("info", std::string ("  rc.db=") + configuration.get ("db"));
+*/
 
   // Perhaps some subsequent code would like to know this is a new db and
   // possibly a first run.
+/*
   configuration.set ("shiny", (shinyNewDatabase ? 1 : 0));
+*/
 
   // Initialize the database (no data read), but files are enumerated.
   database.initialize (data._data);
@@ -127,16 +131,17 @@ void initializeData (
   // TODO Give the log file a temp fake name.  To be removed.
   log.file (dbLocation._data + "/timewarrior.log");
 
+/*
   log.write ("info", "Configuration");
   for (const auto& name : configuration.all ())
     log.write ("info", std::string ("  ") + name + "=" + configuration[name]);
+*/
 
   log.write ("info", database.dump ());
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void initializeRules (
-  Configuration& configuration,
   Rules& rules,
   Log& log)
 {
@@ -154,22 +159,25 @@ void initializeRules (
   ruleParser.initialize (ruleGrammar);
 */
 
+/*
   rules.load (configuration.get ("db") + "/timewarrior.cfg");
+*/
 
   log.write ("info", rules.dump ());
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void initializeExtensions (
-  Configuration& configuration,
   Rules& rules,
   Extensions& extensions,
   Log& log)
 {
+/*
   Directory extDir (configuration.get ("db"));
   extDir += "extensions";
 
   extensions.initialize (extDir._data);
+*/
 
   log.write ("info", extensions.dump ());
 }
@@ -177,7 +185,6 @@ void initializeExtensions (
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int dispatchCommand (
   const std::vector <std::string>& args,
-  Configuration& configuration,
   Database& database,
   Rules& rules,
   Extensions& extensions,
diff --git a/src/timew.cpp b/src/timew.cpp
index 7fdef7dd..304a3b5e 100644
--- a/src/timew.cpp
+++ b/src/timew.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #include <cmake.h>
-#include <Configuration.h>
 #include <Database.h>
 #include <Rules.h>
 #include <Extensions.h>
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@
 int main (int argc, const char** argv)
 {
   // The log is needed early, in order to capture as much as possible, but will
-  // only be given a file name once configuration is loaded. The log therefore
+  // only be given a file name once the rules is loaded. The log therefore
   // buffers the messages until it has a file name to write to.
   Log log;
 
@@ -60,11 +59,9 @@ int main (int argc, const char** argv)
 
   try
   {
-    // Load the configuration, prepare the database, but do not read data.
-    // TODO Rules will eventually phase out Configuration.
-    Configuration configuration;
+    // Prepare the database, but do not read data.
     Database database;
-    initializeData (configuration, database, log);
+    initializeData (database, log);
 
     // TODO Arrange the following to minimize memory use.
     // TODO Load CLI grammar.
@@ -84,16 +81,15 @@ int main (int argc, const char** argv)
 */
 
     // Load the rules.
-    // TODO Rules will eventually phase out Configuration.
     Rules rules;
-    initializeRules (configuration, rules, log);
+    initializeRules (rules, log);
 
     // Load extension script info.
     Extensions extensions;
-    initializeExtensions (configuration, rules, extensions, log);
+    initializeExtensions (rules, extensions, log);
 
     // Dispatch to commands.
-    status = dispatchCommand (args, configuration, database, rules, extensions, log);
+    status = dispatchCommand (args, database, rules, extensions, log);
   }
 
   catch (const std::string& error)
diff --git a/src/timew.h b/src/timew.h
index fc68440d..23db97ac 100644
--- a/src/timew.h
+++ b/src/timew.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDED_TIMEW
 #define INCLUDED_TIMEW
 
-#include <Configuration.h>
 #include <Database.h>
 #include <Rules.h>
 #include <Extensions.h>
@@ -35,10 +34,10 @@
 
 // init.cpp
 bool lightweightVersionCheck (const std::vector <std::string>&);
-void initializeData (Configuration&, Database&, Log&);
-void initializeRules (Configuration&, Rules&, Log&);
-void initializeExtensions (Configuration&, Rules&, Extensions&, Log&);
-int dispatchCommand (const std::vector <std::string>&, Configuration&, Database&, Rules&, Extensions&, Log&);
+void initializeData (Database&, Log&);
+void initializeRules (Rules&, Log&);
+void initializeExtensions (Rules&, Extensions&, Log&);
+int dispatchCommand (const std::vector <std::string>&, Database&, Rules&, Extensions&, Log&);
 
 // utiŀ.cpp
 std::string osName ();