diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/config/__init__.py
index d7a1e641c67..efabd03b586 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 """Component to configure Home Assistant via an API."""
 import asyncio
+import importlib
 import os
 
 import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant.core import callback
 from homeassistant.const import EVENT_COMPONENT_LOADED, CONF_ID
-from homeassistant.setup import (
-    async_prepare_setup_platform, ATTR_COMPONENT)
+from homeassistant.setup import ATTR_COMPONENT
 from homeassistant.components.http import HomeAssistantView
 from homeassistant.util.yaml import load_yaml, dump
 
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
 
     async def setup_panel(panel_name):
         """Set up a panel."""
-        panel = await async_prepare_setup_platform(
-            hass, config, DOMAIN, panel_name)
+        panel = importlib.import_module('.{}'.format(panel_name), __name__)
 
         if not panel:
             return
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/area_registry.py b/homeassistant/components/config/area_registry.py
index 7f1bb938228..06fc3eae34d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/area_registry.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/area_registry.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ from homeassistant.core import callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.area_registry import async_get_registry
 
 
-DEPENDENCIES = ['websocket_api']
-
 WS_TYPE_LIST = 'config/area_registry/list'
 SCHEMA_WS_LIST = websocket_api.BASE_COMMAND_MESSAGE_SCHEMA.extend({
     vol.Required('type'): WS_TYPE_LIST,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/device_registry.py b/homeassistant/components/config/device_registry.py
index 9554f6aeee6..d9e55bbe67e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/device_registry.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/device_registry.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ from homeassistant.components.websocket_api.decorators import (
 from homeassistant.core import callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import async_get_registry
 
-DEPENDENCIES = ['websocket_api']
-
 WS_TYPE_LIST = 'config/device_registry/list'
 SCHEMA_WS_LIST = websocket_api.BASE_COMMAND_MESSAGE_SCHEMA.extend({
     vol.Required('type'): WS_TYPE_LIST,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/config/entity_registry.py b/homeassistant/components/config/entity_registry.py
index 39dd622540d..341b05f966b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/config/entity_registry.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/config/entity_registry.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ from homeassistant.components.websocket_api.decorators import (
     async_response, require_admin)
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv
 
-DEPENDENCIES = ['websocket_api']
-
 WS_TYPE_LIST = 'config/entity_registry/list'
 SCHEMA_WS_LIST = websocket_api.BASE_COMMAND_MESSAGE_SCHEMA.extend({
     vol.Required('type'): WS_TYPE_LIST,