diff --git a/app/models/virtual_community.rb b/app/models/virtual_community.rb
index 4217284..a01dc74 100644
--- a/app/models/virtual_community.rb
+++ b/app/models/virtual_community.rb
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ class VirtualCommunity < ActiveRecord::Base
   # One VirtualCommunity can be reached by many domains
   has_many :domains, :as => :owner
 
-  # a VirtualCommunity can be configured
-  acts_as_configurable
-
   # #################################################
   # Attributes
   # #################################################
+
+  serialize :settings
+  def settings
+    self[:settings] ||= {}
+  end
   
   # Enables a feature
   def enable(feature)
diff --git a/db/migrate/001_create_virtual_communities.rb b/db/migrate/001_create_virtual_communities.rb
index 81e1345..db4a997 100644
--- a/db/migrate/001_create_virtual_communities.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/001_create_virtual_communities.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 class CreateVirtualCommunities < ActiveRecord::Migration
   def self.up
     create_table :virtual_communities do |t|
-      t.column :name, :string
+      t.column :name,       :string
       t.column :is_default, :boolean
+      t.column :settings,   :text
     end
     VirtualCommunity.create(:name => 'Default Virtual Community', :is_default => true)
-    ConfigurableSetting.create_table
   end
 
   def self.down
-    ConfigurableSetting.drop_table
     drop_table :virtual_communities
   end
 end
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