diff --git a/llarp/config/config.cpp b/llarp/config/config.cpp
index 2de73e636..3584c870d 100644
--- a/llarp/config/config.cpp
+++ b/llarp/config/config.cpp
@@ -161,16 +161,6 @@ namespace llarp
     });
   }
 
-  void
-  NetdbConfig::defineConfigOptions(ConfigDefinition& conf, const ConfigGenParameters& params)
-  {
-    (void)params;
-
-    // TODO: all of NetdbConfig can probably go away in favor of deriving from [router]:data-dir
-    conf.defineOption<std::string>("netdb", "dir", false, m_nodedbDir,
-                                   AssignmentAcceptor(m_nodedbDir));
-  }
-
   void
   DnsConfig::defineConfigOptions(ConfigDefinition& conf, const ConfigGenParameters& params)
   {
@@ -478,7 +468,6 @@ namespace llarp
     router.defineConfigOptions(conf, params);
     network.defineConfigOptions(conf, params);
     connect.defineConfigOptions(conf, params);
-    netdb.defineConfigOptions(conf, params);
     dns.defineConfigOptions(conf, params);
     links.defineConfigOptions(conf, params);
     services.defineConfigOptions(conf, params);
@@ -620,15 +609,6 @@ namespace llarp
         "Multiple values accepted.",
       });
 
-    // netdb
-    def.addSectionComments("netdb", {
-        "Configuration for lokinet's database of service nodes",
-      });
-
-    def.addOptionComments("netdb", "dir", {
-        "Root directory of netdb.",
-      });
-
     // bootstrap
     def.addSectionComments("bootstrap", {
         "Configure nodes that will bootstrap us onto the network",
diff --git a/llarp/config/config.hpp b/llarp/config/config.hpp
index 808e1b0f3..da9b4241f 100644
--- a/llarp/config/config.hpp
+++ b/llarp/config/config.hpp
@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@ namespace llarp
     defineConfigOptions(ConfigDefinition& conf, const ConfigGenParameters& params);
   };
 
-  struct NetdbConfig
-  {
-    std::string m_nodedbDir;
-
-    void
-    defineConfigOptions(ConfigDefinition& conf, const ConfigGenParameters& params);
-  };
-
   struct DnsConfig
   {
     FreehandOptions m_options;
@@ -179,7 +171,6 @@ namespace llarp
     RouterConfig router;
     NetworkConfig network;
     ConnectConfig connect;
-    NetdbConfig netdb;
     DnsConfig dns;
     LinksConfig links;
     ServicesConfig services;
diff --git a/llarp/constants/files.hpp b/llarp/constants/files.hpp
index 9a686d21b..3a5803c5a 100644
--- a/llarp/constants/files.hpp
+++ b/llarp/constants/files.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ namespace llarp
   constexpr auto our_enc_key_filename = "encryption.key";
   constexpr auto our_transport_key_filename = "transport.key";
 
+  constexpr auto nodedb_dirname = "nodedb";
+
   inline
   fs::path
   GetDefaultDataDir()
diff --git a/llarp/context.cpp b/llarp/context.cpp
index abaa0b71b..2722a6d3d 100644
--- a/llarp/context.cpp
+++ b/llarp/context.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace llarp
       jobQueueSize = 1024;
     logic = std::make_shared<Logic>(jobQueueSize);
 
-    nodedb_dir = config->netdb.m_nodedbDir;
+    nodedb_dir = config->router.m_dataDir / nodedb_dirname;
 
     return true;
   }