diff --git a/packages/world/ts/config/v2/output.ts b/packages/world/ts/config/v2/output.ts
index 0e1a816eee..72f2354019 100644
--- a/packages/world/ts/config/v2/output.ts
+++ b/packages/world/ts/config/v2/output.ts
@@ -80,15 +80,4 @@ export type World = Store & {
   readonly deploy: Deploy;
   /** Codegen config */
   readonly codegen: Codegen;
-
-  /** @internal */
-  readonly internal: {
-    /**
-     * Whether or not the MUD project is using multiple namespaces.
-     * This is used to determine where to generate table libraries, find system contracts, etc.
-     * We use a separate boolean here because we may also populate a `namespaces` output key for single-namespace projects.
-     * @internal
-     */
-    readonly multipleNamespaces: boolean;
-  };
 };
diff --git a/packages/world/ts/config/v2/world.ts b/packages/world/ts/config/v2/world.ts
index 1b01619eef..a04d90ed42 100644
--- a/packages/world/ts/config/v2/world.ts
+++ b/packages/world/ts/config/v2/world.ts
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ export type resolveWorld<world> = evaluate<
 
 export function resolveWorld<const world extends WorldInput>(world: world): resolveWorld<world> {
   const scope = extendedScope(world);
-  const multipleNamespaces = world.namespaces != null;
+  const namespaces = world.namespaces ?? {};
 
   const resolvedNamespacedTables = Object.fromEntries(
-    Object.entries(world.namespaces ?? {})
+    Object.entries(namespaces)
       .map(([namespaceKey, namespace]) =>
         Object.entries(namespace.tables ?? {}).map(([tableKey, table]) => {
           validateTable(table, scope);
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ export function resolveWorld<const world extends WorldInput>(world: world): reso
       systems: resolveSystems(world.systems ?? CONFIG_DEFAULTS.systems),
       excludeSystems: get(world, "excludeSystems"),
       modules,
-      internal: {
-        multipleNamespaces,
-      },
     },
     CONFIG_DEFAULTS,
   ) as never;
diff --git a/packages/world/ts/config/v2/worldWithShorthands.ts b/packages/world/ts/config/v2/worldWithShorthands.ts
index 0aa50846eb..948331da67 100644
--- a/packages/world/ts/config/v2/worldWithShorthands.ts
+++ b/packages/world/ts/config/v2/worldWithShorthands.ts
@@ -62,32 +62,17 @@ export function resolveWorldWithShorthands<world extends WorldWithShorthandsInpu
   world: world,
 ): resolveWorldWithShorthands<world> {
   const scope = extendedScope(world);
+  const tables = mapObject(world.tables ?? {}, (table) => {
+    return isTableShorthandInput(table) ? resolveTableShorthand(table, scope) : table;
+  });
+  const namespaces = mapObject(world.namespaces ?? {}, (namespace) => ({
+    ...namespace,
+    tables: mapObject(namespace.tables ?? {}, (table) => {
+      return isTableShorthandInput(table) ? resolveTableShorthand(table, scope) : table;
+    }),
+  }));
 
-  const fullConfig = {
-    ...world,
-    ...(world.tables
-      ? {
-          tables: mapObject(world.tables, (table) =>
-            isTableShorthandInput(table) ? resolveTableShorthand(table, scope) : table,
-          ),
-        }
-      : null),
-    ...(world.namespaces
-      ? {
-          namespaces: mapObject(world.namespaces, (namespace) => ({
-            ...namespace,
-            ...(namespace.tables
-              ? {
-                  tables: mapObject(namespace.tables, (table) =>
-                    isTableShorthandInput(table) ? resolveTableShorthand(table, scope) : table,
-                  ),
-                }
-              : null),
-          })),
-        }
-      : null),
-  };
-
+  const fullConfig = { ...world, tables, namespaces };
   validateWorld(fullConfig);
 
   return resolveWorld(fullConfig) as never;