Working on adding automated configuration support

lib/couchrest/model/persistence.rb

@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ module CouchRest
         self
       end
 
-      def database
-        self.class.database(@database)
-      end
-
       protected
 
       def perform_validations(options = {})
@@ -108,20 +104,6 @@ module CouchRest
 
       module ClassMethods
 
-        # Replace CouchRest's database reader with a more advanced
-        # version that will make a best guess at the database you might
-        # want to use. Allows for a string to be provided instead of 
-        # a database object.
-        def database(db = nil)
-          db ||= @database
-          if db.nil?
-            # try to grab from configuration files
-            
-          else
-            db
-          end
-        end
-
         # Creates a new instance, bypassing attribute protection
         #
         # ==== Returns