diff --git a/storage/config.go b/storage/config.go
index 85b13757d5..d703ffa9cf 100644
--- a/storage/config.go
+++ b/storage/config.go
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 // DefaultConfig returns the default configuration for the module.
 func DefaultConfig() Config {
-	return Config{
-		SQL: SQLConfig{},
-	}
+	return Config{}
 }
 
 // SQLConfig specifies config for the SQL storage engine.