diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive-teams/tests/actionTests.test.ts b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive-teams/tests/actionTests.test.ts
index bf733dee1e..e8b58f7221 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive-teams/tests/actionTests.test.ts
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive-teams/tests/actionTests.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { AdaptiveTeamsBotComponent } from '../src/adaptiveTeamsBotComponent';
 import { AdaptiveTestBotComponent, TestUtils } from 'botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive-testing';
 import { ConnectorClient, MicrosoftAppCredentials } from 'botframework-connector';
 import { ComponentDeclarativeTypes, ResourceExplorer } from 'botbuilder-dialogs-declarative';
-import { Configuration, ServiceCollection } from 'botbuilder-runtime-core';
+import { ServiceCollection, noOpConfiguration } from 'botbuilder-runtime-core';
 import { jwt } from 'botbuilder-test-utils';
 import { ok } from 'assert';
 
@@ -125,16 +125,9 @@ describe('Actions', function () {
             declarativeTypes: [],
         });
 
-        const configuration: Configuration = {
-            get(_path) {
-                return undefined;
-            },
-            set(_path, _value) {},
-        };
-
-        new AdaptiveBotComponent().configureServices(services, configuration);
-        new AdaptiveTeamsBotComponent().configureServices(services, configuration);
-        new AdaptiveTestBotComponent().configureServices(services, configuration);
+        new AdaptiveBotComponent().configureServices(services, noOpConfiguration);
+        new AdaptiveTeamsBotComponent().configureServices(services, noOpConfiguration);
+        new AdaptiveTestBotComponent().configureServices(services, noOpConfiguration);
 
         const declarativeTypes = services.mustMakeInstance<ComponentDeclarativeTypes[]>('declarativeTypes');
 
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive-teams/tests/conditionalTests.test.ts b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive-teams/tests/conditionalTests.test.ts
index c871643775..1c61c6cbcc 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive-teams/tests/conditionalTests.test.ts
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive-teams/tests/conditionalTests.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { AdaptiveBotComponent } from 'botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive';
 import { AdaptiveTeamsBotComponent } from '../src';
 import { AdaptiveTestBotComponent, TestUtils } from 'botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive-testing';
 import { ComponentDeclarativeTypes, ResourceExplorer } from 'botbuilder-dialogs-declarative';
-import { Configuration, ServiceCollection } from 'botbuilder-runtime-core';
+import { ServiceCollection, noOpConfiguration } from 'botbuilder-runtime-core';
 
 describe('Conditional Tests', function () {
     let resourceExplorer: ResourceExplorer;
@@ -15,16 +15,9 @@ describe('Conditional Tests', function () {
             declarativeTypes: [],
         });
 
-        const configuration: Configuration = {
-            get(_path) {
-                return undefined;
-            },
-            set(_path, _value) {},
-        };
-
-        new AdaptiveBotComponent().configureServices(services, configuration);
-        new AdaptiveTeamsBotComponent().configureServices(services, configuration);
-        new AdaptiveTestBotComponent().configureServices(services, configuration);
+        new AdaptiveBotComponent().configureServices(services, noOpConfiguration);
+        new AdaptiveTeamsBotComponent().configureServices(services, noOpConfiguration);
+        new AdaptiveTestBotComponent().configureServices(services, noOpConfiguration);
 
         const declarativeTypes = services.mustMakeInstance<ComponentDeclarativeTypes[]>('declarativeTypes');
 
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive-testing/tests/utils.js b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive-testing/tests/utils.js
index 38e09374a1..67f58e9688 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive-testing/tests/utils.js
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive-testing/tests/utils.js
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ const path = require('path');
 const { AdaptiveBotComponent } = require('botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive');
 const { AdaptiveTestBotComponent } = require('..');
 const { ResourceExplorer } = require('botbuilder-dialogs-declarative');
-const { ServiceCollection } = require('botbuilder-runtime-core');
+const { ServiceCollection, noOpConfiguration } = require('botbuilder-runtime-core');
 
 function makeResourceExplorer(resourceFolder, ...botComponents) {
     const services = new ServiceCollection({
         declarativeTypes: [],
     });
 
-    new AdaptiveBotComponent().configureServices(services, null);
-    new AdaptiveTestBotComponent().configureServices(services, null);
+    new AdaptiveBotComponent().configureServices(services, noOpConfiguration);
+    new AdaptiveTestBotComponent().configureServices(services, noOpConfiguration);
 
     botComponents.forEach((BotComponent) => {
-        new BotComponent().configureServices(services, null);
+        new BotComponent().configureServices(services, noOpConfiguration);
     });
 
     const declarativeTypes = services.mustMakeInstance('declarativeTypes');
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-declarative/tests/jsonLoad.test.js b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-declarative/tests/jsonLoad.test.js
index 6e3dd6af14..e7453cea1e 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-declarative/tests/jsonLoad.test.js
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-declarative/tests/jsonLoad.test.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const { ResourceExplorer } = require('../lib');
 const { DialogManager } = require('botbuilder-dialogs');
 const { QnACardBuilder, RankerTypes, QnAMakerClientKey, QnAMakerBotComponent } = require('botbuilder-ai');
-const { ServiceCollection } = require('botbuilder-runtime-core');
+const { ServiceCollection, noOpConfiguration } = require('botbuilder-runtime-core');
 const { StringExpression } = require('adaptive-expressions');
 
 const {
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ describe('Json load tests', function () {
             declarativeTypes: [],
         });
 
-        new AdaptiveBotComponent().configureServices(services, null);
-        new QnAMakerBotComponent().configureServices(services, null);
+        new AdaptiveBotComponent().configureServices(services, noOpConfiguration);
+        new QnAMakerBotComponent().configureServices(services, noOpConfiguration);
 
         const declarativeTypes = services.mustMakeInstance('declarativeTypes');
 
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-declarative/tests/resourceExplorer.test.js b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-declarative/tests/resourceExplorer.test.js
index 76db267212..5a23fa0068 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-declarative/tests/resourceExplorer.test.js
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs-declarative/tests/resourceExplorer.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const { AdaptiveBotComponent } = require('botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive');
 const { DialogManager } = require('botbuilder-dialogs');
 const { ResourceExplorer, FolderResourceProvider, ResourceChangeEvent } = require('../lib');
-const { ServiceCollection } = require('botbuilder-runtime-core');
+const { ServiceCollection, noOpConfiguration } = require('botbuilder-runtime-core');
 const { TestAdapter, MemoryStorage, useBotState, UserState, ConversationState } = require('botbuilder-core');
 const { extname, join } = require('path');
 const { writeFileSync, existsSync, unlinkSync } = require('fs');
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe('ResourceExplorer', function () {
             declarativeTypes: [],
         });
 
-        new AdaptiveBotComponent().configureServices(services, null);
+        new AdaptiveBotComponent().configureServices(services, noOpConfiguration);
 
         const declarativeTypes = services.mustMakeInstance('declarativeTypes');
         const explorer = new ResourceExplorer({ declarativeTypes }).addFolders(join(__dirname, 'resources'), [], false);
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ describe('ResourceExplorer', function () {
             declarativeTypes: [],
         });
 
-        new AdaptiveBotComponent().configureServices(services, null);
+        new AdaptiveBotComponent().configureServices(services, noOpConfiguration);
 
         const declarativeTypes = services.mustMakeInstance('declarativeTypes');
         const resourceExplorer = new ResourceExplorer({ declarativeTypes }).addFolder(
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/src/dialogsComponentRegistration.ts b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/src/dialogsComponentRegistration.ts
index e4425234c9..79c58c110b 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/src/dialogsComponentRegistration.ts
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/src/dialogsComponentRegistration.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import { ComponentRegistration } from 'botbuilder-core';
-import { ServiceCollection } from 'botbuilder-runtime-core';
+import { ServiceCollection, noOpConfiguration } from 'botbuilder-runtime-core';
 import { DialogsBotComponent } from './dialogsBotComponent';
 import { ComponentMemoryScopes, ComponentPathResolvers, MemoryScope, PathResolver } from './memory';
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class DialogsComponentRegistration
     constructor() {
         super();
 
-        new DialogsBotComponent().configureServices(this.services, null);
+        new DialogsBotComponent().configureServices(this.services, noOpConfiguration);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/src/memory/scopes/settingsMemoryScope.ts b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/src/memory/scopes/settingsMemoryScope.ts
index 69d07d49a8..0842e8835c 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/src/memory/scopes/settingsMemoryScope.ts
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-dialogs/src/memory/scopes/settingsMemoryScope.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * Licensed under the MIT License.
  */
 
-import { Configuration } from 'botbuilder-runtime-core';
 import { DialogContext } from '../../dialogContext';
 import { DialogTurnStateConstants } from '../../dialogTurnStateConstants';
 import { MemoryScope } from './memoryScope';
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-runtime-core/src/configuration.ts b/libraries/botbuilder-runtime-core/src/configuration.ts
index 1d5be3cf3b..4c1742fe40 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-runtime-core/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-runtime-core/src/configuration.ts
@@ -21,3 +21,13 @@ export interface Configuration {
      */
     set(path: string[], value: unknown): void;
 }
+
+// noOpConfiguration is useful for shimming new BotComponents back to ComponentRegistrations
+export const noOpConfiguration: Configuration = {
+    get(_path: string[]): unknown | undefined {
+        return undefined;
+    },
+    set(_path: string[], _value: unknown): void {
+        // no-op
+    },
+};
diff --git a/libraries/botbuilder-runtime/src/configuration.ts b/libraries/botbuilder-runtime/src/configuration.ts
index b13dcacbcd..c15881ff5d 100644
--- a/libraries/botbuilder-runtime/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/libraries/botbuilder-runtime/src/configuration.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ export class Configuration implements CoreConfiguration {
      * @returns the value, or undefined
      */
     get(path: string[]): unknown | undefined {
+        // Note: empty path should yield the entire configuration
+        if (!path.length) {
+            return this.provider.get();
+        }
+
         return this.provider.get(this.key(path));
     }