diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eaf8d5f..9b563a8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ build/
 
 ### Other Stuff ###
 config*.json
-config.example.json
+!config.example.json
 !**/resources/config.schema.json
 
 ### why would this not be here already ###
diff --git a/config.example.json b/config.example.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bc7b61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.example.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "token": "CHANGEME"
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Config.java b/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Config.java
index 28bcbf8..7615f3b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Config.java
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 //You will need a valid config.json in the resources folder for this to work
 public class Config {
     @SuppressWarnings("unused") private String token;
-    @SuppressWarnings("unused") private String prefix;
-    @SuppressWarnings("unused") private DBConfig mariadb;
 
     /**
      * Returns the configuration object for this bot
@@ -35,29 +33,4 @@ public class Config {
     public String getToken() {
         return token;
     }
-    public String getPrefix() { return prefix; }
-
-    public DBConfig getDbConfig() {
-        return mariadb;
-    }
-
-    public static class DBConfig {
-        @SuppressWarnings("unused") private String host, user, password, database;
-        @SuppressWarnings("unused") private int portNumber;
-
-        public String getHost() { return host; }
-
-        public String getUser() {
-            return user;
-        }
-
-        public String getPassword() {
-            return password;
-        }
-
-        public String getDatabase() { return database; }
-        public int getPortNumber() {
-            return portNumber;
-        }
-    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Doki.java b/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Doki.java
index 88d8abf..299d19d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Doki.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Doki.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import com.freya02.botcommands.api.Logging;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.JDA;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.JDABuilder;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.*;
-import net.dv8tion.jda.api.requests.GatewayIntent;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ public class Doki {
     public static JDA getJDA() {
         return jda;
     }
-    public static String getPrefix() { return config.getPrefix(); }
 
     public static void start() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
         config = Config.readConfig();
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.schema.json b/src/main/resources/config.schema.json
index ffb185f..a5464fb 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.schema.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.schema.json
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
-
-
 {
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
     "token": {
       "type": "string"
-    },
-    "prefix": {
-      "type": "string"
     }
   },
   "required": [
-    "token",
-    "prefix"
+    "token"
   ]
 }
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