diff --git a/admin/api_test.go b/admin/api_test.go
index daaf913e..4409e2b7 100644
--- a/admin/api_test.go
+++ b/admin/api_test.go
@@ -59,9 +59,15 @@ func makeTestFixtures() *testFixtures {
 		return repo
 	}()
 
-	ccr := connector.NewConnectorConfigRepoFromConfigs([]connector.ConnectorConfig{
-		&connector.LocalConnectorConfig{ID: "local"},
-	})
+	ccr := func() connector.ConnectorConfigRepo {
+		c := []connector.ConnectorConfig{&connector.LocalConnectorConfig{ID: "local"}}
+		repo := db.NewConnectorConfigRepo(dbMap)
+		if err := repo.Set(c); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		return repo
+	}()
+
 	f.mgr = manager.NewUserManager(f.ur, f.pwr, ccr, db.TransactionFactory(dbMap), manager.ManagerOptions{})
 	f.adAPI = NewAdminAPI(f.mgr, f.ur, f.pwr, "local")
 
diff --git a/connector/config_repo.go b/connector/config_repo.go
index e44e5fe3..3ff6d68f 100644
--- a/connector/config_repo.go
+++ b/connector/config_repo.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package connector
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
-
-	"github.com/coreos/dex/repo"
 )
 
 func ReadConfigs(r io.Reader) ([]ConnectorConfig, error) {
@@ -22,24 +20,3 @@ func ReadConfigs(r io.Reader) ([]ConnectorConfig, error) {
 	}
 	return cfgs, nil
 }
-
-type memConnectorConfigRepo struct {
-	configs []ConnectorConfig
-}
-
-func NewConnectorConfigRepoFromConfigs(cfgs []ConnectorConfig) ConnectorConfigRepo {
-	return &memConnectorConfigRepo{configs: cfgs}
-}
-
-func (r *memConnectorConfigRepo) All() ([]ConnectorConfig, error) {
-	return r.configs, nil
-}
-
-func (r *memConnectorConfigRepo) GetConnectorByID(_ repo.Transaction, id string) (ConnectorConfig, error) {
-	for _, cfg := range r.configs {
-		if cfg.ConnectorID() == id {
-			return cfg, nil
-		}
-	}
-	return nil, ErrorNotFound
-}
diff --git a/functional/repo/connector_repo_test.go b/functional/repo/connector_repo_test.go
index b4ea43ab..09752926 100644
--- a/functional/repo/connector_repo_test.go
+++ b/functional/repo/connector_repo_test.go
@@ -4,15 +4,19 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/go-gorp/gorp"
+
 	"github.com/coreos/dex/connector"
 	"github.com/coreos/dex/db"
 )
 
 func newConnectorConfigRepo(t *testing.T, configs []connector.ConnectorConfig) connector.ConnectorConfigRepo {
+	var dbMap *gorp.DbMap
 	if os.Getenv("DEX_TEST_DSN") == "" {
-		return connector.NewConnectorConfigRepoFromConfigs(configs)
+		dbMap = db.NewMemDB()
+	} else {
+		dbMap = connect(t)
 	}
-	dbMap := connect(t)
 	repo := db.NewConnectorConfigRepo(dbMap)
 	if err := repo.Set(configs); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to set connector configs: %v", err)
diff --git a/integration/common_test.go b/integration/common_test.go
index eed147ef..f7fe429b 100644
--- a/integration/common_test.go
+++ b/integration/common_test.go
@@ -62,9 +62,15 @@ func makeUserObjects(users []user.UserWithRemoteIdentities, passwords []user.Pas
 		return repo
 	}()
 
-	ccr := connector.NewConnectorConfigRepoFromConfigs(
-		[]connector.ConnectorConfig{&connector.LocalConnectorConfig{ID: "local"}},
-	)
+	ccr := func() connector.ConnectorConfigRepo {
+		repo := db.NewConnectorConfigRepo(dbMap)
+		c := []connector.ConnectorConfig{&connector.LocalConnectorConfig{ID: "local"}}
+		if err := repo.Set(c); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		return repo
+	}()
+
 	um := manager.NewUserManager(ur, pwr, ccr, db.TransactionFactory(dbMap), manager.ManagerOptions{})
 	um.Clock = clock
 	return ur, pwr, um
diff --git a/server/config.go b/server/config.go
index d204065f..f54e5a29 100644
--- a/server/config.go
+++ b/server/config.go
@@ -131,7 +131,10 @@ func (cfg *SingleServerConfig) Configure(srv *Server) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("decoding connector configs: %v", err)
 	}
-	cfgRepo := connector.NewConnectorConfigRepoFromConfigs(cfgs)
+	cfgRepo := db.NewConnectorConfigRepo(dbMap)
+	if err := cfgRepo.Set(cfgs); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set connectors: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	sRepo := db.NewSessionRepo(dbMap)
 	skRepo := db.NewSessionKeyRepo(dbMap)
diff --git a/server/testutil.go b/server/testutil.go
index 84788988..c1d5ce31 100644
--- a/server/testutil.go
+++ b/server/testutil.go
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ func makeTestFixtures() (*testFixtures, error) {
 			ID: "local",
 		},
 	}
-	connCfgRepo := connector.NewConnectorConfigRepoFromConfigs(connConfigs)
+	connCfgRepo := db.NewConnectorConfigRepo(dbMap)
+	if err := connCfgRepo.Set(connConfigs); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	manager := usermanager.NewUserManager(userRepo, pwRepo, connCfgRepo, db.TransactionFactory(dbMap), usermanager.ManagerOptions{})
 
diff --git a/user/api/api_test.go b/user/api/api_test.go
index 0cf1e019..ac44389e 100644
--- a/user/api/api_test.go
+++ b/user/api/api_test.go
@@ -141,9 +141,17 @@ func makeTestFixtures() (*UsersAPI, *testEmailer) {
 		return repo
 	}()
 
-	ccr := connector.NewConnectorConfigRepoFromConfigs([]connector.ConnectorConfig{
-		&connector.LocalConnectorConfig{ID: "local"},
-	})
+	ccr := func() connector.ConnectorConfigRepo {
+		repo := db.NewConnectorConfigRepo(dbMap)
+		c := []connector.ConnectorConfig{
+			&connector.LocalConnectorConfig{ID: "local"},
+		}
+		if err := repo.Set(c); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		return repo
+	}()
+
 	mgr := manager.NewUserManager(ur, pwr, ccr, db.TransactionFactory(dbMap), manager.ManagerOptions{})
 	mgr.Clock = clock
 	ci := oidc.ClientIdentity{
diff --git a/user/manager/manager_test.go b/user/manager/manager_test.go
index 4599c572..ab3e7c09 100644
--- a/user/manager/manager_test.go
+++ b/user/manager/manager_test.go
@@ -77,9 +77,17 @@ func makeTestFixtures() *testFixtures {
 		return repo
 	}()
 
-	f.ccr = connector.NewConnectorConfigRepoFromConfigs([]connector.ConnectorConfig{
-		&connector.LocalConnectorConfig{ID: "local"},
-	})
+	f.ccr = func() connector.ConnectorConfigRepo {
+		repo := db.NewConnectorConfigRepo(dbMap)
+		c := []connector.ConnectorConfig{
+			&connector.LocalConnectorConfig{ID: "local"},
+		}
+		if err := repo.Set(c); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		return repo
+	}()
+
 	f.mgr = NewUserManager(f.ur, f.pwr, f.ccr, db.TransactionFactory(dbMap), ManagerOptions{})
 	f.mgr.Clock = f.clock
 	return f