diff --git a/src/composition/meson.build b/src/composition/meson.build
index 8b297b4..fe928d8 100644
--- a/src/composition/meson.build
+++ b/src/composition/meson.build
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ composition_headers = files(
 
 dependencies = [
     probe_dep,
-    config_dep,
     quill_dep,
     species_weight_dep
 ]
 
 # Define the libcomposition library so it can be linked against by other parts of the build system
-libcomposition = static_library('composition',
+libcomposition = library('composition',
     composition_sources, 
     include_directories: include_directories('public'),
     cpp_args: ['-fvisibility=default'],
diff --git a/src/composition/public/composition.h b/src/composition/public/composition.h
index 30c61fc..94e644b 100644
--- a/src/composition/public/composition.h
+++ b/src/composition/public/composition.h
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ namespace composition{
      */
     class Composition {
     private:
-        Config& m_config = Config::getInstance();
         Probe::LogManager& m_logManager = Probe::LogManager::getInstance();
         quill::Logger* m_logger = m_logManager.getLogger("log");
 
diff --git a/src/composition/py/meson.build b/src/composition/py/meson.build
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000