diff --git a/manimlib/config.py b/manimlib/config.py
index 89326a76..b14b834f 100644
--- a/manimlib/config.py
+++ b/manimlib/config.py
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ def update_scene_config(config: dict, args: Namespace):
     scene_config = config["scene"]
     start, end = get_animations_numbers(args)
     scene_config.update(
-        # Note, Scene.__init__ makes use of both get_camera_config() and
-        # get_file_writer_config() below, so the arguments here are just for
+        # Note, Scene.__init__ makes use of both manimlib.camera and
+        # manimlib.file_writer below, so the arguments here are just for
         # any future specifications beyond what the global configuration holds
         camera_config=dict(),
         file_writer_config=dict(),
@@ -382,34 +382,4 @@ def get_output_directory(args: Namespace, config: dict) -> str:
 
 
 # Create global configuration
-
-
 manim_config: Dict = initialize_manim_config()
-
-
-# Shortcuts for retrieving portions of global configuration
-
-
-def get_window_config() -> dict:
-    """ Key word arguments for Window """
-    return manim_config.window
-
-
-def get_camera_config() -> dict:
-    """ Key word arguments for Camera """
-    return manim_config.camera
-
-
-def get_file_writer_config() -> dict:
-    """ Key word arguments for SceneFileWriter """
-    return manim_config.file_writer
-
-
-def get_scene_config() -> dict:
-    """ Key word arguments for Scene """
-    return manim_config.scene
-
-
-def get_run_config():
-    return manim_config.run
-
diff --git a/manimlib/scene/scene.py b/manimlib/scene/scene.py
index 2ff3d3e6..7b8e4104 100644
--- a/manimlib/scene/scene.py
+++ b/manimlib/scene/scene.py
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ from tqdm.auto import tqdm as ProgressDisplay
 from manimlib.animation.animation import prepare_animation
 from manimlib.camera.camera import Camera
 from manimlib.camera.camera_frame import CameraFrame
-from manimlib.config import get_camera_config
-from manimlib.config import get_file_writer_config
+from manimlib.config import manim_config
 from manimlib.event_handler import EVENT_DISPATCHER
 from manimlib.event_handler.event_type import EventType
 from manimlib.logger import log
@@ -90,12 +89,12 @@ class Scene(object):
         self.default_wait_time = default_wait_time
 
         self.camera_config = merge_dicts_recursively(
-            get_camera_config(),         # Global default
+            manim_config.camera,         # Global default
             self.default_camera_config,  # Updated configuration that subclasses may specify
             camera_config,               # Updated configuration from instantiation
         )
         self.file_writer_config = merge_dicts_recursively(
-            get_file_writer_config(),
+            manim_config.file_writer,
             self.default_file_writer_config,
             file_writer_config,
         )
diff --git a/manimlib/shader_wrapper.py b/manimlib/shader_wrapper.py
index ec138b89..f9f1ce17 100644
--- a/manimlib/shader_wrapper.py
+++ b/manimlib/shader_wrapper.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import numpy as np
 from functools import lru_cache
 
 from manimlib.config import parse_cli
-from manimlib.config import get_camera_config
+from manimlib.config import manim_config
 from manimlib.utils.shaders import get_shader_code_from_file
 from manimlib.utils.shaders import get_shader_program
 from manimlib.utils.shaders import image_path_to_texture
@@ -410,8 +410,7 @@ class VShaderWrapper(ShaderWrapper):
         which can display that texture as a simple quad onto a screen,
         along with the rgb value which is meant to be discarded.
         """
-        cam_config = get_camera_config()
-        size = cam_config["resolution"]
+        size = manim_config.camera.resolution
         double_size = (2 * size[0], 2 * size[1])
 
         # Important to make sure dtype is floating point (not fixed point)