diff --git a/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/config/__init__.py b/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/config/__init__.py
index 38b6452e68f2d819b646bccff5c213e92581ea5a..9937f631cd76d27132b5d2c61b5469e259aeade5 100644
--- a/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/config/__init__.py
+++ b/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/config/__init__.py
@@ -14,3 +14,39 @@
 #
 #  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+""" Main configuration module.
+
+A singleton instance called CONF is defined. Modules wishing to access the settings
+should import the CONF object as
+
+    from workbench.config.main import CONF
+
+and use it to access the settings
+"""
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, unicode_literals)
+
+from workbench.config.user import UserConfig
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Constants
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ORGANIZATION = 'mantidproject'
+ORG_DOMAIN = 'mantidproject.org'
+APPNAME = 'workbench'
+
+# Iterable containing defaults for each configurable section of the code
+# General application settings are in the main section
+DEFAULTS = {
+    'main': {
+      'high_dpi_scaling': True,
+      'window/size': (1260, 740),
+      'window/position': (10, 10),
+      'window/is_maximized': True,
+      'window/is_fullscreen': False,
+    }
+}
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 'Singleton' instance
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+CONF = UserConfig(ORGANIZATION, APPNAME, defaults=DEFAULTS)
diff --git a/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/config/main.py b/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/config/main.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 02373c0993723b403de5e1dad4f754f768a703b5..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/config/main.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-#  This file is part of the mantid workbench.
-#
-#  Copyright (C) 2017 mantidproject
-#
-#  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-#  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-#  (at your option) any later version.
-#
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-""" Main configuration module.
-
-A singleton instance called CONF is defined. Modules wishing to access the settings
-should import the CONF object as
-
-    from workbench.config.main import CONF
-
-and use it to access the settings
-"""
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, unicode_literals)
-
-from workbench.config.user import UserConfig
-
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Constants
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ORGANIZATION = 'mantidproject'
-APPNAME = 'workbench'
-
-# Iterable containing defaults for each configurable section of the code
-# General application settings are in the main section
-DEFAULTS = {
-    'main': {
-      'high_dpi_scaling': True,
-      'window/size': (1260, 740),
-      'window/position': (10, 10),
-      'window/is_maximized': True,
-      'window/is_fullscreen': False,
-    }
-}
-
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# 'Singleton' instance
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-CONF = UserConfig(ORGANIZATION, APPNAME, defaults=DEFAULTS)