diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 0bcdd2213..18a5d29db 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ var path = require('path');
 
 // Default configuration
 module.exports = {
-  trace: {
     // Log levels: 0-disabled,1-error,2-warn,3-info,4-debug
     logLevel: 1,
 
@@ -124,5 +123,4 @@ module.exports = {
     // For testing purposes only.
     // Used by unit tests to force loading of a new agent if one exists already.
     forceNewAgent_: false
-  }
 };
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 136345d0c..84075fe23 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ var initConfig = function(projectConfig) {
     logLevel: process.env.GCLOUD_TRACE_LOGLEVEL,
     projectId: process.env.GCLOUD_PROJECT
   };
-  var config = extend(true, {}, require('./config.js').trace, projectConfig, envConfig);
+  var config = extend(true, {}, require('./config.js'), projectConfig, envConfig);
   if (config.maximumLabelValueSize > constants.TRACE_SERVICE_LABEL_VALUE_LIMIT) {
     config.maximumLabelValueSize = constants.TRACE_SERVICE_LABEL_VALUE_LIMIT;
   }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-config.js b/test/fixtures/test-config.js
index efa6a3750..ba7affe6c 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/test-config.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-config.js
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
 module.exports = {
-  trace: {
-    logLevel: 4,
-    stackTraceLimit: 1,
-    flushDelaySeconds: 31
-  }
+  logLevel: 4,
+  stackTraceLimit: 1,
+  flushDelaySeconds: 31
 };
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-config.json b/test/fixtures/test-config.json
index 67d6e6327..a8b9668ed 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/test-config.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "trace": {
-    "logLevel": 4,
-    "stackTraceLimit": 1,
-    "flushDelaySeconds": 31
-  }
+  "logLevel": 4,
+  "stackTraceLimit": 1,
+  "flushDelaySeconds": 31
 }
diff --git a/test/test-trace-api.js b/test/test-trace-api.js
index c51299030..d66501967 100644
--- a/test/test-trace-api.js
+++ b/test/test-trace-api.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var extend = require('extend');
 var TraceAPI = require('../src/trace-api.js');
 var TracingPolicy = require('../src/tracing-policy.js');
 
-var config = extend({}, require('../config.js').trace,
+var config = extend({}, require('../config.js'),
   { samplingRate: 0, projectId: '0' });
 var logger = require('@google-cloud/common').logger();
 var agent = require('../src/trace-agent.js').get(config, logger);