diff --git a/kong-0.12.1-0.rockspec b/kong-0.12.1-0.rockspec
index 61be643baf1..580684c5491 100644
--- a/kong-0.12.1-0.rockspec
+++ b/kong-0.12.1-0.rockspec
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ build = {
     ["kong.db"] = "kong/db/init.lua",
     ["kong.db.errors"] = "kong/db/errors.lua",
     ["kong.db.dao"] = "kong/db/dao/init.lua",
-    ["kong.db.dao.routes"] = "kong/db/dao/routes.lua",
-    ["kong.db.dao.services"] = "kong/db/dao/services.lua",
     ["kong.db.schema"] = "kong/db/schema/init.lua",
     ["kong.db.schema.entities.routes"] = "kong/db/schema/entities/routes.lua",
     ["kong.db.schema.entities.services"] = "kong/db/schema/entities/services.lua",
@@ -145,8 +143,6 @@ build = {
     ["kong.db.strategies.cassandra.services"] = "kong/db/strategies/cassandra/services.lua",
     ["kong.db.strategies.postgres"] = "kong/db/strategies/postgres/init.lua",
     ["kong.db.strategies.postgres.connector"] = "kong/db/strategies/postgres/connector.lua",
-    ["kong.db.strategies.postgres.routes"] = "kong/db/strategies/postgres/routes.lua",
-    ["kong.db.strategies.postgres.services"] = "kong/db/strategies/postgres/services.lua",
 
     ["kong.plugins.base_plugin"] = "kong/plugins/base_plugin.lua",
 
diff --git a/kong/db/dao/routes.lua b/kong/db/dao/routes.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f50327ccab..00000000000
--- a/kong/db/dao/routes.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-local RoutesDAO = {}
-
-
-return RoutesDAO
diff --git a/kong/db/dao/services.lua b/kong/db/dao/services.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d59fe77b2e..00000000000
--- a/kong/db/dao/services.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-local ServicesDAO = {}
-
-
-return ServicesDAO
diff --git a/kong/db/schema/entities/routes.lua b/kong/db/schema/entities/routes.lua
index 23c66dca572..ebb7233efcd 100644
--- a/kong/db/schema/entities/routes.lua
+++ b/kong/db/schema/entities/routes.lua
@@ -84,6 +84,4 @@ return {
   entity_checks = {
     { at_least_one_of = {"methods", "hosts", "paths"} },
   },
-
-  dao = "kong.db.dao.routes",
 }
diff --git a/kong/db/strategies/postgres/init.lua b/kong/db/strategies/postgres/init.lua
index 123aed8ec16..6eb8283308c 100644
--- a/kong/db/strategies/postgres/init.lua
+++ b/kong/db/strategies/postgres/init.lua
@@ -846,12 +846,7 @@ function _mt:each(size)
 end
 
 
-local _M  = {
-  CUSTOM_STRATEGIES = {
-    services = require "kong.db.strategies.postgres.services",
-    routes   = require "kong.db.strategies.postgres.routes",
-  }
-}
+local _M  = {}
 
 
 function _M.new(connector, schema, errors)
diff --git a/kong/db/strategies/postgres/routes.lua b/kong/db/strategies/postgres/routes.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index d6683a2ddc5..00000000000
--- a/kong/db/strategies/postgres/routes.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-local _Routes = {}
-
-
-function _Routes:init()
-end
-
-
-return _Routes
diff --git a/kong/db/strategies/postgres/services.lua b/kong/db/strategies/postgres/services.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 31a58209744..00000000000
--- a/kong/db/strategies/postgres/services.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-local _Services = {}
-
-
-function _Services:init()
-end
-
-
-return _Services