diff --git a/limit/service.go b/limit/service.go
index 9f6102db..95cfe431 100644
--- a/limit/service.go
+++ b/limit/service.go
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ const (
 
 // Service decides on usage from memory; see the package comment
 type Service struct {
-	conf      *Config
 	now       func() time.Time          // Injectable clock, for tests
 	counters  [shardCount]*counterShard // Daily counts, kept until their period ends
 	buckets   [shardCount]*bucketShard  // Token buckets, per node, evicted when idle and full
@@ -74,16 +73,16 @@ type Service struct {
 	wg        sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
-// New creates the service
-func New(conf *Config) *Service {
-	return newService(conf, time.Now)
+// New creates the service; the store shares the daily counts and keeps them across restarts, nil
+// for memory only
+func New(store *Store) *Service {
+	return newService(store, time.Now)
 }
 
-func newService(conf *Config, now func() time.Time) *Service {
+func newService(store *Store, now func() time.Time) *Service {
 	s := &Service{
-		conf:     conf,
 		now:      now,
-		store:    conf.Store,
+		store:    store,
 		interval: syncInterval,
 	}
 	s.ctx, s.cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
diff --git a/limit/service_test.go b/limit/service_test.go
index cb7d649c..44d3c971 100644
--- a/limit/service_test.go
+++ b/limit/service_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (c *testClock) advance(d time.Duration) {
 func newTestServiceWithClock(t *testing.T) (*Service, *testClock) {
 	t.Helper()
 	clock := &testClock{t: time.Date(2026, 10, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)}
-	return newService(&Config{}, clock.now), clock
+	return newService(nil, clock.now), clock
 }
 
 func newTestService(t *testing.T) *Service {
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func TestService_Prune_DropsEndedPeriods(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestService_Allow_Concurrent(t *testing.T) {
-	s := New(&Config{})
+	s := New(nil)
 	rule := Rule{
 		Kind:   KindMessages,
 		Burst:  500,
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func TestService_Allow_Concurrent(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkAllow_HotKey(b *testing.B) {
-	s := New(&Config{})
+	s := New(nil)
 	rule := Rule{
 		Kind:   KindRequests,
 		Burst:  60,
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ func BenchmarkAllow_HotKey(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkAllow_ManyKeys(b *testing.B) {
-	s := New(&Config{})
+	s := New(nil)
 	rule := Rule{
 		Kind:   KindRequests,
 		Burst:  60,
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func BenchmarkAllow_ManyKeys(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkAllow_Parallel(b *testing.B) {
-	s := New(&Config{})
+	s := New(nil)
 	rule := Rule{
 		Kind:   KindRequests,
 		Burst:  60,
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ func TestService_ResetAt(t *testing.T) {
 // on its own: the tests sync by hand. It is closed when the test ends.
 func startTestService(t *testing.T, store *Store, now func() time.Time) *Service {
 	t.Helper()
-	s := newService(&Config{Store: store}, now)
+	s := newService(store, now)
 	s.interval = time.Hour
 	require.Nil(t, s.Start(context.Background()))
 	t.Cleanup(s.Close)
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ func TestService_Persist_UpdatedAtIsTheNodesTime(t *testing.T) {
 		require.True(t, s.Allow("user:u_1", Rule{Kind: KindMessages}, 1).OK)
 		s.sync()
 		var updatedAt int64
-		require.Nil(t, s.conf.Store.db.QueryRow(`SELECT updated_at FROM usage WHERE key = 'user:u_1'`).Scan(&updatedAt))
+		require.Nil(t, s.store.db.QueryRow(`SELECT updated_at FROM usage WHERE key = 'user:u_1'`).Scan(&updatedAt))
 		require.Equal(t, ahead.Unix(), updatedAt)
 	})
 }
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ func TestService_Persist_TwoNodesConverge(t *testing.T) {
 		b.sync()
 		require.False(t, b.Allow("k", rule, 1).OK)
 		require.Equal(t, int64(6), b.Usage("k").Count(KindMessages))
-		require.Equal(t, int64(6), usageRowOf(t, a.conf.Store, "k").counts[0])
+		require.Equal(t, int64(6), usageRowOf(t, a.store, "k").counts[0])
 	})
 }
 
@@ -745,13 +745,13 @@ func TestService_Persist_ThresholdPromotes(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		require.True(t, s.Allow("ip:1.2.3.4", rule, 24).OK)
 		s.sync()
-		require.Equal(t, usageRow{}, usageRowOf(t, s.conf.Store, "ip:1.2.3.4"))
+		require.Equal(t, usageRow{}, usageRowOf(t, s.store, "ip:1.2.3.4"))
 		require.True(t, s.Allow("ip:1.2.3.4", rule, 1).OK)
 		s.sync()
-		require.Equal(t, int64(25), usageRowOf(t, s.conf.Store, "ip:1.2.3.4").counts[0])
+		require.Equal(t, int64(25), usageRowOf(t, s.store, "ip:1.2.3.4").counts[0])
 		require.True(t, s.Allow("ip:1.2.3.4", rule, 1).OK)
 		s.sync()
-		require.Equal(t, int64(26), usageRowOf(t, s.conf.Store, "ip:1.2.3.4").counts[0])
+		require.Equal(t, int64(26), usageRowOf(t, s.store, "ip:1.2.3.4").counts[0])
 	})
 }
 
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ func TestService_Persist_ReadBackPromotes(t *testing.T) {
 		a.sync() // Reads b's row
 		require.Equal(t, int64(40), a.Usage("ip:1.2.3.4").Count(KindMessages))
 		a.sync() // Writes its own 10
-		require.Equal(t, int64(40), usageRowOf(t, a.conf.Store, "ip:1.2.3.4").counts[0])
+		require.Equal(t, int64(40), usageRowOf(t, a.store, "ip:1.2.3.4").counts[0])
 		b.sync()
 		require.Equal(t, int64(40), b.Usage("ip:1.2.3.4").Count(KindMessages))
 	})
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ func TestService_Persist_StartupWithoutStore(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 		_, err = store.db.Exec(`ALTER TABLE usage RENAME TO usage_down`)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
-		s := newService(&Config{Store: store}, time.Now)
+		s := newService(store, time.Now)
 		s.interval = 50 * time.Millisecond
 		t.Cleanup(s.Close)
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 200*time.Millisecond)
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ func TestService_Allow_DenyRacesRollover(t *testing.T) {
 	// roll the counter over; run with -race
 	var ticks atomic.Int64
 	start := time.Date(2026, 10, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	s := newService(&Config{}, func() time.Time {
+	s := newService(nil, func() time.Time {
 		return start.Add(time.Duration(ticks.Add(1)) * time.Hour)
 	})
 	rule := Rule{
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ func TestService_Close_CancelsStalledLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	conn, err := pool.Conn(context.Background()) // Holds the only connection: the load waits for it
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	defer conn.Close()
-	s := newService(&Config{Store: store}, time.Now)
+	s := newService(store, time.Now)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	cancel()
 	require.Nil(t, s.Start(ctx))
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ var (
 
 func newBenchService(b *testing.B) *Service {
 	b.Helper()
-	s := newService(&Config{}, time.Now)
+	s := newService(nil, time.Now)
 	for i := 0; i < benchIdleKeys; i++ {
 		s.Allow(fmt.Sprintf("ip:10.%d.%d.%d", i>>16, (i>>8)&255, i&255), benchRequestRule, 1)
 	}
diff --git a/limit/types.go b/limit/types.go
index f89af1d4..91714384 100644
--- a/limit/types.go
+++ b/limit/types.go
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ type Usage struct {
 	counts [numKinds]int64
 }
 
-// Config configures the service
-type Config struct {
-	Store *Store // Where the daily counts are shared and kept across restarts; nil for memory only
-}
-
 // counter is one key's daily usage in its current period
 type counter struct {
 	periodStart int64           // When the period started (unix seconds, see periodStart)
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 34ac55d1..cb568273 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -358,13 +358,9 @@ func New(conf *Config) (*Server, error) {
 		firebaseClient = newFirebaseClient(sender, auther)
 	}
 	s.userManager = userManager
-	s.limiter = limit.New(&limit.Config{
-		Store: createUsageStore(pool, userDB),
-	})
+	s.limiter = limit.New(createUsageStore(pool, userDB))
 	s.visitors = newVisitorEnv(conf, s.limiter, messageCache, userManager)
-	s.topicService = tp.New(&tp.Config{
-		Store: createTopicStore(pool, userDB),
-	})
+	s.topicService = tp.New(createTopicStore(pool, userDB))
 	s.firebaseClient = firebaseClient
 	if pool != nil {
 		metrics.SetDBPoolsFunc(s.dbPoolStats)
diff --git a/server/server_firebase_test.go b/server/server_firebase_test.go
index e0e7cea0..4f7be92f 100644
--- a/server/server_firebase_test.go
+++ b/server/server_firebase_test.go
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ func TestMaybeTruncateFCMMessage_NotTooLong(t *testing.T) {
 func TestToFirebaseSender_Abuse(t *testing.T) {
 	sender := &testFirebaseSender{allowed: 2}
 	client := newFirebaseClient(sender, &testAuther{})
-	visitor := newVisitor(newVisitorEnv(newTestConfig(t, ""), limit.New(&limit.Config{}), newMemTestCache(t), nil), netip.MustParseAddr("1.2.3.4"), nil)
+	visitor := newVisitor(newVisitorEnv(newTestConfig(t, ""), limit.New(nil), newMemTestCache(t), nil), netip.MustParseAddr("1.2.3.4"), nil)
 
 	require.Nil(t, client.Send(visitor, &model.Message{Topic: "mytopic"}))
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(sender.Messages()))
diff --git a/server/server_rate_visitor_test.go b/server/server_rate_visitor_test.go
index 2ba15144..1b8c8fd0 100644
--- a/server/server_rate_visitor_test.go
+++ b/server/server_rate_visitor_test.go
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func ageTopic(t *testing.T, topic string, d time.Duration, servers ...*Server) {
 		if c.DatabaseURL != "" {
 			store = tp.NewPostgresStore(userDB)
 		}
-		topicService := tp.New(&tp.Config{Store: store})
+		topicService := tp.New(store)
 		require.Nil(t, topicService.Start(context.Background()))
 		s.topicService = topicService
 		t.Cleanup(func() {
diff --git a/topic/service.go b/topic/service.go
index e9f977bd..9fa5524d 100644
--- a/topic/service.go
+++ b/topic/service.go
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ type Service struct {
 	mu        sync.Mutex // Protects entries, pending and noted
 }
 
-// New creates the service
-func New(conf *Config) *Service {
-	return newService(conf.Store, time.Now)
+// New creates the service; the store shares the rows with the other nodes and keeps them across
+// restarts, nil for memory only
+func New(store *Store) *Service {
+	return newService(store, time.Now)
 }
 
 func newService(store *Store, now func() time.Time) *Service {
diff --git a/topic/service_test.go b/topic/service_test.go
index 2cb295ea..4fb118d1 100644
--- a/topic/service_test.go
+++ b/topic/service_test.go
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func TestService_Persist_PrunesTableAndMemory(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestService_WithoutStore(t *testing.T) {
-	s := New(&Config{})
+	s := New(nil)
 	require.Nil(t, s.Start(context.Background()))
 	s.Note("upA")
 	topic, err := s.Refresh(context.Background(), "upA")
diff --git a/topic/types.go b/topic/types.go
index 8f426b66..a64177a2 100644
--- a/topic/types.go
+++ b/topic/types.go
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 package topic
 
-// Config configures the service
-type Config struct {
-	Store *Store // Where the rows are shared with the other nodes and kept across restarts; nil for memory only
-}
-
 // State is one topic's row of the topic table, as this node knows it. Times are unix seconds.
 type State struct {
 	Topic             string