diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ def config(ui, repo, *values, **opts):
             if os.path.exists(f):
                 break
         else:
-            from config import samplehgrcs
+            from ui import samplehgrcs
 
             if opts.get('global'):
                 samplehgrc = samplehgrcs['global']
diff --git a/mercurial/config.py b/mercurial/config.py
--- a/mercurial/config.py
+++ b/mercurial/config.py
@@ -9,39 +9,6 @@ from i18n import _
 import error, util
 import os, errno
 
-samplehgrcs = {
-    'user':
-"""# example user config (see "hg help config" for more info)
-[ui]
-# name and email, e.g.
-# username = Jane Doe <jdoe@example.com>
-username =
-
-[extensions]
-# uncomment these lines to enable some popular extensions
-# (see "hg help extensions" for more info)
-#
-# pager =
-# progress =
-# color =""",
-
-    'local':
-"""# example repository config (see "hg help config" for more info)
-""",
-
-    'global':
-"""# example system-wide hg config (see "hg help config" for more info)
-
-[extensions]
-# uncomment these lines to enable some popular extensions
-# (see "hg help extensions" for more info)
-#
-# blackbox =
-# progress =
-# color =
-# pager =""",
-}
-
 class config(object):
     def __init__(self, data=None):
         self._data = {}
diff --git a/mercurial/ui.py b/mercurial/ui.py
--- a/mercurial/ui.py
+++ b/mercurial/ui.py
@@ -10,6 +10,39 @@ import errno, getpass, os, socket, sys, 
 import config, scmutil, util, error, formatter
 from node import hex
 
+samplehgrcs = {
+    'user':
+"""# example user config (see "hg help config" for more info)
+[ui]
+# name and email, e.g.
+# username = Jane Doe <jdoe@example.com>
+username =
+
+[extensions]
+# uncomment these lines to enable some popular extensions
+# (see "hg help extensions" for more info)
+#
+# pager =
+# progress =
+# color =""",
+
+    'local':
+"""# example repository config (see "hg help config" for more info)
+""",
+
+    'global':
+"""# example system-wide hg config (see "hg help config" for more info)
+
+[extensions]
+# uncomment these lines to enable some popular extensions
+# (see "hg help extensions" for more info)
+#
+# blackbox =
+# progress =
+# color =
+# pager =""",
+}
+
 class ui(object):
     def __init__(self, src=None):
         # _buffers: used for temporary capture of output