diff --git a/Source/DataLayer/Configurations/CategoryConfig.cs b/Source/DataLayer/Configurations/CategoryConfig.cs
index 3b1fcde7..fc7c72fb 100644
--- a/Source/DataLayer/Configurations/CategoryConfig.cs
+++ b/Source/DataLayer/Configurations/CategoryConfig.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ namespace DataLayer.Configurations
         {
             entity.HasKey(c => c.CategoryId);
             entity.HasIndex(c => c.AudibleCategoryId);
+
+            // seeds go here. examples in Dinah.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests\DbContextFactoryExample.cs
+            entity.HasData(Category.GetEmpty());
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Source/DataLayer/Configurations/ContributorConfig.cs b/Source/DataLayer/Configurations/ContributorConfig.cs
index 581b4e01..4b810b86 100644
--- a/Source/DataLayer/Configurations/ContributorConfig.cs
+++ b/Source/DataLayer/Configurations/ContributorConfig.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ namespace DataLayer.Configurations
                 .Metadata
                 .FindNavigation(nameof(Contributor.BooksLink))
                 .SetPropertyAccessMode(PropertyAccessMode.Field);
+
+            // seeds go here. examples in Dinah.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests\DbContextFactoryExample.cs
+            entity.HasData(Contributor.GetEmpty());
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Source/DataLayer/LibationContext.cs b/Source/DataLayer/LibationContext.cs
index 4787e652..8ae3a545 100644
--- a/Source/DataLayer/LibationContext.cs
+++ b/Source/DataLayer/LibationContext.cs
@@ -47,15 +47,6 @@ namespace DataLayer
             modelBuilder.ApplyConfiguration(new SeriesBookConfig());
             modelBuilder.ApplyConfiguration(new CategoryConfig());
 
-            // seeds go here. examples in Dinah.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests\DbContextFactoryExample.cs
-
-            modelBuilder
-                .Entity<Category>()
-				.HasData(Category.GetEmpty());
-			modelBuilder
-				.Entity<Contributor>()
-				.HasData(Contributor.GetEmpty());
-
 			// views are now supported via "keyless entity types" (instead of "entity types" or the prev "query types"):
 			// https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/modeling/keyless-entity-types
 		}