diff --git a/TShockAPI/Configuration/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/Configuration/ConfigFile.cs
index 4a72a4ee..de0da0fe 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Configuration/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Configuration/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ namespace TShockAPI.Configuration
 	/// Implements <see cref="IConfigFile{TSettings}"/> to provide a generic config file containing some settings
 	/// </summary>
 	/// <typeparam name="TSettings"></typeparam>
-	public class ConfigFile<TSettings> : IConfigFile<TSettings>
+	public class ConfigFile<TSettings> : IConfigFile<TSettings> where TSettings : new()
 	{
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Settings managed by this config file
 		/// </summary>
-		public virtual TSettings Settings { get; set; }
+		public virtual TSettings Settings { get; set; } = new TSettings();
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Action invoked when the config file is read
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Configuration/ServerSideConfig.cs b/TShockAPI/Configuration/ServerSideConfig.cs
index cea8721e..d80e4bac 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Configuration/ServerSideConfig.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Configuration/ServerSideConfig.cs
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ namespace TShockAPI.Configuration
 	/// </summary>
 	public class ServerSideConfig : ConfigFile<SscSettings>
 	{
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Settings managed by this configuration object
-		/// </summary>
-		public override SscSettings Settings { get; set; } = new SscSettings();
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Dumps all configuration options to a text file in Markdown format
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Configuration/TShockConfig.cs b/TShockAPI/Configuration/TShockConfig.cs
index 751873d0..332b58ba 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Configuration/TShockConfig.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Configuration/TShockConfig.cs
@@ -592,11 +592,6 @@ namespace TShockAPI.Configuration
 	/// </summary>
 	public class TShockConfig : ConfigFile<TShockSettings>
 	{
-		/// <summary>
-		/// TShock settings managed by this configuration object
-		/// </summary>
-		public override TShockSettings Settings { get; set; } = new TShockSettings();
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Upgrades the configuration file from the old format if required, then reads and returns the currently configured <see cref="TShockSettings"/>
 		/// </summary>