diff --git a/gtfsdb/__init__.py b/gtfsdb/__init__.py
index 6046fd7..af4d981 100644
--- a/gtfsdb/__init__.py
+++ b/gtfsdb/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from gtfsdb.config import config
 from gtfsdb.model.agency import Agency
 from gtfsdb.model.calendar import Calendar, CalendarDate, UniversalCalendar
 from gtfsdb.model.db import Database
diff --git a/gtfsdb/model/__init__.py b/gtfsdb/model/__init__.py
index ac5ab41..e69de29 100644
--- a/gtfsdb/model/__init__.py
+++ b/gtfsdb/model/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-required_files = ['agency.txt', 'stops.txt', 'routes.txt',
-                  'trips.txt', 'stop_times.txt']
-optional_files = ['calendar.txt', 'calendar_dates.txt', 'fare_attributes.txt',
-                  'fare_rules.txt', 'shapes.txt', 'frequencies.txt',
-                  'transfers.txt']
-proposed_files = ['feed_info.txt', 'stop_features.txt']
-files = required_files + optional_files + proposed_files
-
-SRID = 4326
diff --git a/gtfsdb/model/shape.py b/gtfsdb/model/shape.py
index 6f7a349..5650492 100644
--- a/gtfsdb/model/shape.py
+++ b/gtfsdb/model/shape.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship, sessionmaker
 from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 
-from gtfsdb.model import SRID
+from gtfsdb.config import config
 from gtfsdb.model.base import Base
 
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def add_geom_to_dict(cls, row):
         try:
             from geoalchemy import WKTSpatialElement
             wkt = 'SRID=%s;POINT(%s %s)' % (
-                SRID,
+                config.get('DEFAULT', 'SRID'),
                 row['shape_pt_lon'],
                 row['shape_pt_lat']
             )
diff --git a/gtfsdb/model/stop.py b/gtfsdb/model/stop.py
index a3e960d..b6cdbe2 100644
--- a/gtfsdb/model/stop.py
+++ b/gtfsdb/model/stop.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from gtfsdb.model import SRID
 from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, Numeric, String
 from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
 
+from gtfsdb.config import config
 from gtfsdb.model.base import Base
 
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def add_geom_to_dict(cls, row):
         try:
             from geoalchemy import WKTSpatialElement
             wkt = 'SRID=%s;POINT(%s %s)' % (
-                SRID,
+                config.get('DEFAULT', 'SRID'),
                 row['stop_lon'],
                 row['stop_lat']
             )