diff --git a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/EntityConfig.java b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/EntityConfig.java
index 3dfc5f2..c92fb7c 100644
--- a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/EntityConfig.java
+++ b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/EntityConfig.java
@@ -124,21 +124,16 @@ public class EntityConfig {
 
     private String uriPrefix = "";
 
-    /** The HTTP method to use when creating a new entity. Default value: `PUT` */
-    @Getter @Setter private String createMethod = "PUT";
+    /** The HTTP method to use when creating a new entity. Default value: null (disabled) */
+    @Getter @Setter private String createMethod;
     /** The API endpoint to use when creating a new entity. Default value: none */
     @Getter @Setter private String createUri;
 
-    /** The HTTP method to use when updating an entity. Default value: `POST` */
-    @Getter @Setter private String updateMethod = "POST";
+    /** The HTTP method to use when updating an entity. Default value: null (disabled) */
+    @Getter @Setter private String updateMethod;
     /** The API endpoint to use when updating an entity. Default value: none */
     @Getter @Setter private String updateUri;
 
-    /** The HTTP method to use when searching entities. Default value: `POST` */
-    @Getter @Setter private String searchMethod = "POST";
-    /** The API endpoint to use when searching entities. Default value: none */
-    @Getter @Setter private String searchUri;
-
     /**
      * After using the `searchUri` to obtain some entities, the `searchFields` tells which fields should be
      * "columns" in the resulting data table. Fields not listed in `searchFields` will not be shown.
@@ -151,8 +146,8 @@ public class EntityConfig {
     // AbstractEntityConfigsResource populates this, if the entity supports SQL queries
     @Getter @Setter private SqlViewField[] sqlViewFields;
 
-    /** The HTTP method to use when deleting an entity. Default value: `DELETE` */
-    @Getter @Setter private String deleteMethod = "DELETE";
+    /** The HTTP method to use when deleting an entity. Default value: null (disabled) */
+    @Getter @Setter private String deleteMethod;
     @Setter private String deleteUri;
     /** The API endpoint to use when deleting an entity. Default value: Default value: the value of `updateUri` */
     public String getDeleteUri() { return !empty(deleteUri) ? deleteUri : getUpdateUri(); }
@@ -208,7 +203,6 @@ public class EntityConfig {
 
             updateWithAnnotation(clazz, clazz.getAnnotation(ECType.class));
             updateWithAnnotation(clazz.getAnnotation(ECTypeList.class));
-            updateWithAnnotation(clazz.getAnnotation(ECTypeSearch.class));
             updateWithAnnotation(clazz.getAnnotation(ECTypeCreate.class));
             updateWithAnnotation(clazz.getAnnotation(ECTypeUpdate.class));
             updateWithAnnotation(clazz.getAnnotation(ECTypeDelete.class));
@@ -265,17 +259,6 @@ public class EntityConfig {
         return this;
     }
 
-    /** Update properties with values from the given annotation. Doesn't override existing non-empty values! */
-    private EntityConfig updateWithAnnotation(ECTypeSearch annotation) {
-        if (annotation == null) return this;
-
-        if (empty(searchFields)) setSearchFields(Arrays.asList(annotation.fields()));
-        if (empty(searchMethod)) setSearchMethod(annotation.method());
-        if (empty(searchUri)) setSearchUri((annotation.uri().startsWith(":") ? "" : uriPrefix) + annotation.uri());
-
-        return this;
-    }
-
     /** Update properties with values from the given annotation. Doesn't override existing non-empty values! */
     private EntityConfig updateWithAnnotation(ECTypeCreate annotation) {
         if (annotation == null) return this;
diff --git a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeCreate.java b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeCreate.java
index c4874fa..a4c7a9b 100644
--- a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeCreate.java
+++ b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeCreate.java
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 public @interface ECTypeCreate {
-    String method() default "";
-    String uri();
+    String method() default "PUT";
+    String uri() default "";
 }
diff --git a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeDelete.java b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeDelete.java
index 4e20d99..04721c1 100644
--- a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeDelete.java
+++ b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeDelete.java
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 public @interface ECTypeDelete {
-    String method() default "";
+    String method() default "DELETE";
     String uri();
 }
diff --git a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeSearch.java b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeSearch.java
deleted file mode 100644
index fb5638e..0000000
--- a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeSearch.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.entityconfig.annotations;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
-public @interface ECTypeSearch {
-    String[] fields() default {};
-    String method() default "";
-    String uri();
-}
diff --git a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeUpdate.java b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeUpdate.java
index f4f45b8..db8e630 100644
--- a/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeUpdate.java
+++ b/wizard-common/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/model/entityconfig/annotations/ECTypeUpdate.java
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 public @interface ECTypeUpdate {
-    String method() default "";
+    String method() default "POST";
     String uri();
 }