diff --git a/core/config.go b/core/config.go
index 9bf1feb9251..6f45bde4d57 100644
--- a/core/config.go
+++ b/core/config.go
@@ -17,64 +17,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 package core
 
 import (
-	"flag"
-	"fmt"
-	"runtime"
-	"strings"
-
 	"github.com/op/go-logging"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-// Config the config wrapper structure
-type Config struct {
-}
-
-func init() {
-
-}
-
-// SetupTestLogging setup the logging during test execution
-func SetupTestLogging() {
-	level, err := logging.LogLevel(viper.GetString("peer.logging.level"))
-	if err == nil {
-		// No error, use the setting
-		logging.SetLevel(level, "main")
-		logging.SetLevel(level, "server")
-		logging.SetLevel(level, "peer")
-	} else {
-		log.Warningf("Log level not recognized '%s', defaulting to %s: %s", viper.GetString("peer.logging.level"), logging.ERROR, err)
-		logging.SetLevel(logging.ERROR, "main")
-		logging.SetLevel(logging.ERROR, "server")
-		logging.SetLevel(logging.ERROR, "peer")
-	}
-}
-
-// SetupTestConfig setup the config during test execution
-func SetupTestConfig() {
-	flag.Parse()
-
-	// Now set the configuration file
-	viper.SetEnvPrefix("HYPERLEDGER")
-	viper.AutomaticEnv()
-	replacer := strings.NewReplacer(".", "_")
-	viper.SetEnvKeyReplacer(replacer)
-	viper.SetConfigName("core")  // name of config file (without extension)
-	viper.AddConfigPath("./")    // path to look for the config file in
-	viper.AddConfigPath("./../") // path to look for the config file in
-	err := viper.ReadInConfig()  // Find and read the config file
-	if err != nil {              // Handle errors reading the config file
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("Fatal error config file: %s \n", err))
-	}
-
-	SetupTestLogging()
-
-	// Set the number of maxprocs
-	var numProcsDesired = viper.GetInt("peer.gomaxprocs")
-	log.Debugf("setting Number of procs to %d, was %d\n", numProcsDesired, runtime.GOMAXPROCS(2))
-
-}
-
 // See fabric/core/peer/config.go for comments on the configuration caching
 // methodology.