diff --git a/_config.php b/_config.php
index 2f11a349..4dc5e95d 100644
--- a/_config.php
+++ b/_config.php
@@ -7,28 +7,6 @@
 define('CMS_DIR', 'cms');
 define('CMS_PATH', BASE_PATH . '/' . CMS_DIR);
 
-/**
- * Extended URL rules for the CMS module
- * 
- * @package cms
- */
-Director::addRules(50, array(
-	'' => 'RootURLController',
-	'admin/bulkload//$Action/$ID/$OtherID' => 'BulkLoaderAdmin',
-	'admin/cms//$Action/$ID/$OtherID' => 'CMSMain', 
-	'admin/asset//$Action/$ID/$OtherID' => 'AssetAdmin', 
-	'dev/buildcache/$Action' => 'RebuildStaticCacheTask',
-));
-
-// Default to "pages" view unless a URLSegment within /admin is specified
-Director::addRules(20, array(
-	'admin//$action/$ID/$OtherID' => '->admin/pages'
-));
-
-Director::addRules(1, array(
-	'$URLSegment//$Action/$ID/$OtherID' => 'ModelAsController',
-));
-
 /**
  * Register the default internal shortcodes.
  */
diff --git a/_config/adminpanels.yml b/_config/adminpanels.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61f80591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_config/adminpanels.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+AdminRootController:
+  default_panel: 'CMSPagesController'
diff --git a/_config/routes.yml b/_config/routes.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..838d9689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_config/routes.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+Name: modelascontrollerroutes
+Before: '*'
+---
+Director:
+  rules:
+    '$URLSegment//$Action/$ID/$OtherID': 'ModelAsController'