diff --git a/Lib/sysconfig.cfg b/Lib/sysconfig.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index a8d62b9..0000000
--- a/Lib/sysconfig.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-[globals]
-# These are useful categories that can be referenced at run time.
-# Configuration files
-config = {confdir}/{distribution.name}
-# Non-writable data that is independent of architecture (images, many xml/text files)
-appdata = {datadir}/{distribution.name}
-# Non-writable data that is architecture-dependent (some binary data formats)
-appdata.arch = {libdir}/{distribution.name}
-# Data, written by the app/lib, that must be preserved (databases)
-appdata.persistent = {statedir}/lib/{distribution.name}
-# Data, written by the app/lib, that can be safely discarded (cache)
-appdata.disposable = {statedir}/cache/{distribution.name}
-# Help or documentation files
-help = {datadir}/{distribution.name}
-icon = {datadir}/pixmaps
-scripts = {base}/bin
-
-# Non-runtime files.  These are valid categories for marking files for
-# install, but they should not be referenced by the app/lib at run time.
-# Help or documentation files
-doc = {datadir}/doc/{distribution.name}
-# GNU info documentation files
-info = {datadir}/info
-# man pages
-man = {datadir}/man
-
-[posix_prefix]
-# Configuration directories.  Some of these come straight out of the
-# configure script.  They are for implementing the other variables, not to
-# be used directly in [resource_locations].
-confdir = /etc
-datadir = /usr/share
-libdir = /usr/lib
-statedir = /var
-# User resource directory
-local = ~/.local/{distribution.name}
-
-stdlib = {installed_base}/lib/python{py_version_short}
-platstdlib = {platbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}
-purelib = {base}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages
-platlib = {platbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages
-include = {installed_base}/include/python{py_version_short}{abiflags}
-platinclude = {installed_platbase}/include/python{py_version_short}{abiflags}
-data = {base}
-
-[posix_home]
-stdlib = {installed_base}/lib/python
-platstdlib = {base}/lib/python
-purelib = {base}/lib/python
-platlib = {base}/lib/python
-include = {installed_base}/include/python
-platinclude = {installed_base}/include/python
-scripts = {base}/bin
-data = {base}
-
-[nt]
-stdlib = {installed_base}/Lib
-platstdlib = {base}/Lib
-purelib = {base}/Lib/site-packages
-platlib = {base}/Lib/site-packages
-include = {installed_base}/Include
-platinclude = {installed_base}/Include
-scripts = {base}/Scripts
-data = {base}
-
-[os2]
-stdlib = {installed_base}/Lib
-platstdlib = {base}/Lib
-purelib = {base}/Lib/site-packages
-platlib = {base}/Lib/site-packages
-include = {installed_base}/Include
-platinclude = {installed_base}/Include
-scripts = {base}/Scripts
-data = {base}
-
-[os2_home]
-stdlib = {userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}
-platstdlib = {userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}
-purelib = {userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages
-platlib = {userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages
-include = {userbase}/include/python{py_version_short}
-scripts = {userbase}/bin
-data = {userbase}
-
-[nt_user]
-stdlib = {userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}
-platstdlib = {userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}
-purelib = {userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}/site-packages
-platlib = {userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}/site-packages
-include = {userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}/Include
-scripts = {userbase}/Scripts
-data = {userbase}
-
-[posix_user]
-stdlib = {userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}
-platstdlib = {userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}
-purelib = {userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages
-platlib = {userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages
-include = {userbase}/include/python{py_version_short}
-scripts = {userbase}/bin
-data = {userbase}
-
-[osx_framework_user]
-stdlib = {userbase}/lib/python
-platstdlib = {userbase}/lib/python
-purelib = {userbase}/lib/python/site-packages
-platlib = {userbase}/lib/python/site-packages
-include = {userbase}/include
-scripts = {userbase}/bin
-data = {userbase}
diff --git a/Lib/sysconfig.py b/Lib/sysconfig.py
index 00bd0b9..2f5d9d0 100644
--- a/Lib/sysconfig.py
+++ b/Lib/sysconfig.py
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 import sys
-import os
 from os.path import pardir, realpath
-from configparser import RawConfigParser
 
 __all__ = [
     'get_config_h_filename',
@@ -21,46 +19,89 @@
     'parse_config_h',
 ]
 
-# let's read the configuration file
-# XXX _CONFIG_DIR will be set by the Makefile later
-_CONFIG_DIR = os.path.normpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-_CONFIG_FILE = os.path.join(_CONFIG_DIR, 'sysconfig.cfg')
-_SCHEMES = RawConfigParser(dict_type=dict)   # Faster than OrderedDict
-_SCHEMES.read(_CONFIG_FILE)
-_VAR_REPL = re.compile(r'\{([^{]*?)\}')
+_INSTALL_SCHEMES = {
+    'posix_prefix': {
+        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
+        'platstdlib': '{platbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
+        'purelib': '{base}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '{platbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
+        'include':
+            '{installed_base}/include/python{py_version_short}{abiflags}',
+        'platinclude':
+            '{installed_platbase}/include/python{py_version_short}{abiflags}',
+        'scripts': '{base}/bin',
+        'data': '{base}',
+        },
+    'posix_home': {
+        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/lib/python',
+        'platstdlib': '{base}/lib/python',
+        'purelib': '{base}/lib/python',
+        'platlib': '{base}/lib/python',
+        'include': '{installed_base}/include/python',
+        'platinclude': '{installed_base}/include/python',
+        'scripts': '{base}/bin',
+        'data': '{base}',
+        },
+    'nt': {
+        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/Lib',
+        'platstdlib': '{base}/Lib',
+        'purelib': '{base}/Lib/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '{base}/Lib/site-packages',
+        'include': '{installed_base}/Include',
+        'platinclude': '{installed_base}/Include',
+        'scripts': '{base}/Scripts',
+        'data': '{base}',
+        },
+    'os2': {
+        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/Lib',
+        'platstdlib': '{base}/Lib',
+        'purelib': '{base}/Lib/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '{base}/Lib/site-packages',
+        'include': '{installed_base}/Include',
+        'platinclude': '{installed_base}/Include',
+        'scripts': '{base}/Scripts',
+        'data': '{base}',
+        },
+    'os2_home': {
+        'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
+        'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
+        'purelib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
+        'include': '{userbase}/include/python{py_version_short}',
+        'scripts': '{userbase}/bin',
+        'data': '{userbase}',
+        },
+    'nt_user': {
+        'stdlib': '{userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}',
+        'platstdlib': '{userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}',
+        'purelib': '{userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '{userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}/site-packages',
+        'include': '{userbase}/Python{py_version_nodot}/Include',
+        'scripts': '{userbase}/Scripts',
+        'data': '{userbase}',
+        },
+    'posix_user': {
+        'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
+        'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
+        'purelib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
+        'include': '{userbase}/include/python{py_version_short}',
+        'scripts': '{userbase}/bin',
+        'data': '{userbase}',
+        },
+    'osx_framework_user': {
+        'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python',
+        'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python',
+        'purelib': '{userbase}/lib/python/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '{userbase}/lib/python/site-packages',
+        'include': '{userbase}/include',
+        'scripts': '{userbase}/bin',
+        'data': '{userbase}',
+        },
+    }
 
-
-def _expand_globals(config):
-    if config.has_section('globals'):
-        globals = config.items('globals')
-    else:
-        globals = tuple()
-
-    sections = config.sections()
-    for section in sections:
-        if section == 'globals':
-            continue
-        for option, value in globals:
-            if config.has_option(section, option):
-                continue
-            config.set(section, option, value)
-    config.remove_section('globals')
-
-    # now expanding local variables defined in the cfg file
-    #
-    for section in config.sections():
-        variables = dict(config.items(section))
-
-        def _replacer(matchobj):
-            name = matchobj.group(1)
-            if name in variables:
-                return variables[name]
-            return matchobj.group(0)
-
-        for option, value in config.items(section):
-            config.set(section, option, _VAR_REPL.sub(_replacer, value))
-
-_expand_globals(_SCHEMES)
+_SCHEME_KEYS = ('stdlib', 'platstdlib', 'purelib', 'platlib', 'include',
+                'scripts', 'data')
 
  # FIXME don't rely on sys.version here, its format is an implementation detail
  # of CPython, use sys.version_info or sys.hexversion
@@ -118,25 +159,18 @@
 
 if _PYTHON_BUILD:
     for scheme in ('posix_prefix', 'posix_home'):
-        _SCHEMES.set(scheme, 'include', '{srcdir}/Include')
-        _SCHEMES.set(scheme, 'platinclude', '{projectbase}/.')
+        _INSTALL_SCHEMES[scheme]['include'] = '{srcdir}/Include'
+        _INSTALL_SCHEMES[scheme]['platinclude'] = '{projectbase}/.'
 
 
-def _subst_vars(path, local_vars):
-    """In the string `path`, replace tokens like {some.thing} with the
-    corresponding value from the map `local_vars`.
-
-    If there is no corresponding value, leave the token unchanged.
-    """
-    def _replacer(matchobj):
-        name = matchobj.group(1)
-        if name in local_vars:
-            return local_vars[name]
-        elif name in os.environ:
-            return os.environ[name]
-        return matchobj.group(0)
-    return _VAR_REPL.sub(_replacer, path)
-
+def _subst_vars(s, local_vars):
+    try:
+        return s.format(**local_vars)
+    except KeyError:
+        try:
+            return s.format(**os.environ)
+        except KeyError as var:
+            raise AttributeError('{%s}' % var)
 
 def _extend_dict(target_dict, other_dict):
     target_keys = target_dict.keys()
@@ -152,22 +186,13 @@
         vars = {}
     _extend_dict(vars, get_config_vars())
 
-    for key, value in _SCHEMES.items(scheme):
+    for key, value in _INSTALL_SCHEMES[scheme].items():
         if os.name in ('posix', 'nt'):
             value = os.path.expanduser(value)
         res[key] = os.path.normpath(_subst_vars(value, vars))
     return res
 
 
-def format_value(value, vars):
-    def _replacer(matchobj):
-        name = matchobj.group(1)
-        if name in vars:
-            return vars[name]
-        return matchobj.group(0)
-    return _VAR_REPL.sub(_replacer, value)
-
-
 def _get_default_scheme():
     if os.name == 'posix':
         # the default scheme for posix is posix_prefix
@@ -435,13 +460,12 @@
 
 def get_scheme_names():
     """Return a tuple containing the schemes names."""
-    return tuple(sorted(_SCHEMES.sections()))
+    return tuple(sorted(_INSTALL_SCHEMES))
 
 
 def get_path_names():
     """Return a tuple containing the paths names."""
-    # xxx see if we want a static list
-    return _SCHEMES.options('posix_prefix')
+    return _SCHEME_KEYS
 
 
 def get_paths(scheme=_get_default_scheme(), vars=None, expand=True):
@@ -453,7 +477,7 @@
     if expand:
         return _expand_vars(scheme, vars)
     else:
-        return dict(_SCHEMES.items(scheme))
+        return _INSTALL_SCHEMES[scheme]
 
 
 def get_path(name, scheme=_get_default_scheme(), vars=None, expand=True):
diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
index f528e63..90931e7 100755
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@
                  'logging._handlers', 'logging._handlerList', 'sys.gettrace',
                  'sys.warnoptions', 'threading._dangling',
                  'multiprocessing.process._dangling',
-                 'sysconfig._CONFIG_VARS', 'sysconfig._SCHEMES',
+                 'sysconfig._CONFIG_VARS', 'sysconfig._INSTALL_SCHEMES',
                  'support.TESTFN',
                 )
 
@@ -1113,15 +1113,13 @@
         sysconfig._CONFIG_VARS.clear()
         sysconfig._CONFIG_VARS.update(saved[2])
 
-    def get_sysconfig__SCHEMES(self):
-        # it's mildly evil to look at the internal attribute, but it's easier
-        # than copying a RawConfigParser object
-        return (id(sysconfig._SCHEMES), sysconfig._SCHEMES._sections,
-                sysconfig._SCHEMES._sections.copy())
-    def restore_sysconfig__SCHEMES(self, saved):
-        sysconfig._SCHEMES._sections = saved[1]
-        sysconfig._SCHEMES._sections.clear()
-        sysconfig._SCHEMES._sections.update(saved[2])
+    def get_sysconfig__INSTALL_SCHEMES(self):
+        return (id(sysconfig._INSTALL_SCHEMES), sysconfig._INSTALL_SCHEMES,
+                sysconfig._INSTALL_SCHEMES.copy())
+    def restore_sysconfig__INSTALL_SCHEMES(self, saved):
+        sysconfig._INSTALL_SCHEMES = saved[1]
+        sysconfig._INSTALL_SCHEMES.clear()
+        sysconfig._INSTALL_SCHEMES.update(saved[2])
 
     def get_support_TESTFN(self):
         if os.path.isfile(support.TESTFN):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py b/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py
index e583793..3cb63ed 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 import sysconfig
 from sysconfig import (get_paths, get_platform, get_config_vars,
-                       get_path, get_path_names, _SCHEMES,
+                       get_path, get_path_names, _INSTALL_SCHEMES,
                        _get_default_scheme, _expand_vars,
                        get_scheme_names, get_config_var, _main)
 
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
         self.join = os.path.join
         self.isabs = os.path.isabs
         self.splitdrive = os.path.splitdrive
-        self._config_vars = sysconfig._CONFIG_VARS
-        sysconfig._CONFIG_VARS = copy(sysconfig._CONFIG_VARS)
+        self._config_vars = sysconfig._CONFIG_VARS, copy(sysconfig._CONFIG_VARS)
         self._added_envvars = []
         self._changed_envvars = []
         for var in ('MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET', 'PATH'):
@@ -60,7 +59,9 @@
         os.path.join = self.join
         os.path.isabs = self.isabs
         os.path.splitdrive = self.splitdrive
-        sysconfig._CONFIG_VARS = self._config_vars
+        sysconfig._CONFIG_VARS = self._config_vars[0]
+        sysconfig._CONFIG_VARS.clear()
+        sysconfig._CONFIG_VARS.update(self._config_vars[1])
         for var, value in self._changed_envvars:
             os.environ[var] = value
         for var in self._added_envvars:
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@
             shutil.rmtree(path)
 
     def test_get_path_names(self):
-        self.assertEqual(get_path_names(), _SCHEMES.options('posix_prefix'))
+        self.assertEqual(get_path_names(), sysconfig._SCHEME_KEYS)
 
     def test_get_paths(self):
         scheme = get_paths()
@@ -94,8 +95,8 @@
 
     def test_get_path(self):
         # XXX make real tests here
-        for scheme in _SCHEMES:
-            for name in _SCHEMES[scheme]:
+        for scheme in _INSTALL_SCHEMES:
+            for name in _INSTALL_SCHEMES[scheme]:
                 res = get_path(name, scheme)
 
     def test_get_config_vars(self):