diff --git a/lib/Ratchet/Application/ApplicationInterface.php b/lib/Ratchet/Application/ApplicationInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5c37a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Ratchet/Application/ApplicationInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+namespace Ratchet\Application;
+use Ratchet\ObserverInterface;
+
+interface ApplicationInterface extends ObserverInterface {
+    /**
+     * Decorator pattern
+     * @param Ratchet\ObserverInterface Application to wrap in protocol
+     * @throws UnexpectedValueException
+     */
+    public function __construct(ApplicationInterface $app = null);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/Ratchet/Application/ConfiguratorInterface.php b/lib/Ratchet/Application/ConfiguratorInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abdfa30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Ratchet/Application/ConfiguratorInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+namespace Ratchet\Application;
+
+/**
+ * @todo Does this belong in root dir of application
+ */
+interface ConfiguratorInterface {
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    static function getDefaultConfig();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/Ratchet/Application/ProtocolInterface.php b/lib/Ratchet/Application/ProtocolInterface.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ae67292..0000000
--- a/lib/Ratchet/Application/ProtocolInterface.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-namespace Ratchet\Application;
-use Ratchet\ObserverInterface;
-
-interface ProtocolInterface extends ObserverInterface {
-    /**
-     * @param Ratchet\ObserverInterface Application to wrap in protocol
-     */
-//    function __construct(ObserverInterface $application);
-
-    /**
-     * @return array
-     */
-    static function getDefaultConfig();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/Ratchet/Application/Server/App.php b/lib/Ratchet/Application/Server/App.php
index 0d79926..b1996f3 100644
--- a/lib/Ratchet/Application/Server/App.php
+++ b/lib/Ratchet/Application/Server/App.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 namespace Ratchet\Application\Server;
-use Ratchet\ObserverInterface;
+use Ratchet\Application\ApplicationInterface;
 use Ratchet\SocketInterface;
 use Ratchet\Resource\Command\CommandInterface;
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use Ratchet\Resource\Command\CommandInterface;
  * @todo Currently passing Socket object down the decorated chain - should be sending reference to it instead; Receivers do not interact with the Socket directly, they do so through the Command pattern
  * @todo With all these options for the server I should probably use a DIC
  */
-class App implements ObserverInterface {
+class App implements ApplicationInterface {
     /**
      * The master socket, receives all connections
      * @var Socket
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class App implements ObserverInterface {
     /**
      * @param Ratchet\ObserverInterface
      */
-    public function __construct(ObserverInterface $application = null) {
+    public function __construct(ApplicationInterface $application = null) {
         if (null === $application) {
             throw new \UnexpectedValueException("Server requires an application to run off of");
         }
diff --git a/lib/Ratchet/Application/WebSocket/App.php b/lib/Ratchet/Application/WebSocket/App.php
index 9158b28..4bfb74b 100644
--- a/lib/Ratchet/Application/WebSocket/App.php
+++ b/lib/Ratchet/Application/WebSocket/App.php
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ namespace Ratchet\Application\WebSocket;
 use Ratchet\Application\WebSocket\Client;
 use Ratchet\Application\WebSocket\VersionInterface;
 use Ratchet\SocketInterface;
-use Ratchet\ObserverInterface;
+use Ratchet\Application\ApplicationInterface;
+use Ratchet\Application\ConfiguratorInterface;
 use Ratchet\Resource\Command\Factory;
 use Ratchet\Resource\Command\CommandInterface;
 use Ratchet\Resource\Command\Action\SendMessage;
 use Ratchet\Application\WebSocket\Util\HTTP;
-use Ratchet\Application\ProtocolInterface;
 
 /**
  * The adapter to handle WebSocket requests/responses
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use Ratchet\Application\ProtocolInterface;
  * @todo Consider chaning this class to a State Pattern.  If a ObserverInterface is passed in __construct, do what is there now.  If it's an AppInterface change behaviour of socket interaction (onOpen, handshake, etc)
  * @todo Change namespace to Ratchet\Application\WebSocket\Adapter
  */
-class App implements ProtocolInterface {
+class App implements ApplicationInterface, ConfiguratorInterface {
     /**
      * Lookup for connected clients
      * @var SplObjectStorage
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class App implements ProtocolInterface {
       , 'Hixie76' => null
     );
 
-    public function __construct(ObserverInterface $app = null) {
+    public function __construct(ApplicationInterface $app = null) {
         if (null === $app) {
             throw new \UnexpectedValueException("WebSocket requires an application to run off of");
         }
diff --git a/lib/Ratchet/ObserverInterface.php b/lib/Ratchet/ObserverInterface.php
index 2bec983..1b06a46 100644
--- a/lib/Ratchet/ObserverInterface.php
+++ b/lib/Ratchet/ObserverInterface.php
@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@ namespace Ratchet;
  * @todo Does this belong in \Ratchet\Server\?
  */
 interface ObserverInterface {
-    /**
-     * Decorator pattern
-     * @param ObserverInterface If nothing is passed it's the end of the line
-     * @throws UnexpectedValueException
-     */
-    public function __construct(ObserverInterface $app = null);
-
     /**
      * When a new connection is opened it will be passed to this method
      * @param SocketInterface The socket/connection that just connected to your application
diff --git a/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Mock/Application.php b/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Mock/Application.php
index a32db0e..75b7a3b 100644
--- a/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Mock/Application.php
+++ b/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Mock/Application.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 namespace Ratchet\Tests\Mock;
-use Ratchet\ObserverInterface;
+use Ratchet\Application\ApplicationInterface;
 use Ratchet\Tests\Mock\Socket as MockSocket;
 use Ratchet\SocketInterface;
 
-class Application implements ObserverInterface {
-    public function __construct(ObserverInterface $app = null) {
+class Application implements ApplicationInterface {
+    public function __construct(ApplicationInterface $app = null) {
     }
 
     public function onOpen(SocketInterface $conn) {
diff --git a/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Mock/Protocol.php b/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Mock/Protocol.php
deleted file mode 100644
index abe4f88..0000000
--- a/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Mock/Protocol.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-namespace Ratchet\Tests\Mock;
-use Ratchet\ObserverInterface;
-use Ratchet\Application\ProtocolInterface;
-use Ratchet\Server;
-use Ratchet\SocketInterface;
-
-class Protocol implements ProtocolInterface {
-    public function __construct(ObserverInterface $app = null) {
-    }
-
-    public static function getDefaultConfig() {
-        return array(
-            'domain'   => AF_INET
-          , 'type'     => SOCK_STREAM
-          , 'protocol' => SOL_TCP
-          , 'options'  => array(
-                SOL_SOCKET => array(SO_REUSEADDR => 1)
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-    public function onOpen(SocketInterface $conn) {
-    }
-
-    public function onRecv(SocketInterface $from, $msg) {
-    }
-
-    public function onClose(SocketInterface $conn) {
-    }
-
-    public function onError(SocketInterface $conn, \Exception $e) {
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Protocol/WebSocketTest.php b/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Protocol/WebSocketTest.php
index 3402562..264e820 100644
--- a/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Protocol/WebSocketTest.php
+++ b/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Protocol/WebSocketTest.php
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ class WebSocketTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
         $this->_ws = new WebSocket(new Application);
     }
 
-    public function testServerImplementsServerInterface() {
-        $constraint = $this->isInstanceOf('\\Ratchet\\ObserverInterface');
-        $this->assertThat($this->_ws, $constraint);
-    }
-
     public function testGetConfigReturnsArray() {
         $this->assertInternalType('array', $this->_ws->getDefaultConfig());
     }
diff --git a/tests/Ratchet/Tests/SocketTest.php b/tests/Ratchet/Tests/SocketTest.php
index 14f784a..2176e13 100644
--- a/tests/Ratchet/Tests/SocketTest.php
+++ b/tests/Ratchet/Tests/SocketTest.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 namespace Ratchet\Tests;
 use Ratchet\Tests\Mock\FakeSocket as Socket;
 use Ratchet\Socket as RealSocket;
-use Ratchet\Tests\Mock\Protocol;
 use Ratchet\Tests\Mock\Application as TestApp;
 
 /**
@@ -45,24 +44,6 @@ class SocketTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
         $this->_socket->fake_method();
     }
 
-    public function testConstructionFromProtocolInterfaceConfig() {
-        $protocol = new Protocol(new TestApp);
-        $socket   = Socket::createFromConfig($protocol);
-
-        $this->assertInstanceOf('\\Ratchet\\Socket', $socket);
-    }
-
-    public function testCreationFromConfigOutputMatchesInput() {
-        $protocol = new Protocol(new TestApp);
-        $socket   = Socket::createFromConfig($protocol);
-        $config   = $protocol::getDefaultConfig();
-
-        // change this to array_filter late
-        unset($config['options']);
-
-        $this->assertAttributeEquals($config, '_arguments', $socket);
-    }
-
     public function asArrayProvider() {
         return array(
             array(array('hello' => 'world'), array('hello' => 'world'))