diff --git a/configuration.ini-dist b/configuration.ini-dist
index cc74cfb..2966f7a 100644
--- a/configuration.ini-dist
+++ b/configuration.ini-dist
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ observer_el = 100             # Elevation of location in meters
 observations_path = /path/to/obs/ # Path for raw acquisitions
 tle_path = /path/to/tle/          # Path where TLEs are stored (and updated)
 results_path = /path/to/results   # Path for results of processed obs
-tyc2_path = ./tyc2.fits           # Path to Tycho 2 catalogue
 
 [Credentials]
 st-username = username        # Space-track.org username
diff --git a/data/tyc2.fits b/data/tyc2.fits
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..327d49f
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/tyc2.fits differ
diff --git a/stvid/astrometry.py b/stvid/astrometry.py
index 6154993..76458e0 100644
--- a/stvid/astrometry.py
+++ b/stvid/astrometry.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import numpy as np
 import subprocess
 import shutil
 import astropy.units as u
-import configparser
 from astropy.io import fits
 from astropy import wcs
 from astropy.coordinates import SkyCoord, FK5, ICRS
@@ -14,14 +13,13 @@ from astropy.time import Time
 from scipy import optimize
 from stvid.stars import pixel_catalog
 
+
 # Class for the Tycho 2 catalog
 class tycho2_catalog:
     """Tycho2 catalog"""
 
     def __init__(self, maxmag=9.0):
-        cfg = configparser.ConfigParser(inline_comment_prefixes=('#', ';'))
-        cfg.read('../configuration.ini')
-        tyc2 = cfg.get('Common', 'tyc2_path')
+        tyc2 = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../data/tyc2.fits')
         hdu = fits.open(tyc2)
 
         ra = hdu[1].data.field('RA')*u.deg