diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/daemon.go b/cmd/ipfs/daemon.go
index 7c427fb6642a..a6e023b95f8f 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/daemon.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func daemonFunc(req cmds.Request, re cmds.ResponseEmitter) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		routingOption = cfg.Discovery.Routing
+		routingOption = cfg.Routing.Type
 		if routingOption == "" {
 			routingOption = routingOptionDHTKwd
 		}
diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index 1e21aaf771b6..e89a8fc9fd5f 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ Valid modes are:
   - `dht` (default)
   - `dhtclient`
   - `none`
-  - `supernode` (deprecated)
 
 ## `Gateway`
 Options for the HTTP gateway.
diff --git a/repo/config/config.go b/repo/config/config.go
index ac7c1152b777..719170baad8f 100644
--- a/repo/config/config.go
+++ b/repo/config/config.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Addresses Addresses // local node's addresses
 	Mounts    Mounts    // local node's mount points
 	Discovery Discovery // local node's discovery mechanisms
+	Routing   Routing   // local node's routing settings
 	Ipns      Ipns      // Ipns settings
 	Bootstrap []string  // local nodes's bootstrap peer addresses
 	Gateway   Gateway   // local node's gateway server options
diff --git a/repo/config/discovery.go b/repo/config/discovery.go
index 64f7af64a682..4fb8508f00a6 100644
--- a/repo/config/discovery.go
+++ b/repo/config/discovery.go
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ package config
 
 type Discovery struct {
 	MDNS MDNS
-
-	//Routing sets default daemon routing mode.
-	Routing string
 }
 
 type MDNS struct {
diff --git a/repo/config/init.go b/repo/config/init.go
index e34960c62e52..ae727981a322 100644
--- a/repo/config/init.go
+++ b/repo/config/init.go
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ func Init(out io.Writer, nBitsForKeypair int) (*Config, error) {
 				Enabled:  true,
 				Interval: 10,
 			},
-			Routing: "dht",
+		},
+
+		Routing: Routing{
+			Type: "dht",
 		},
 
 		// setup the node mount points.
diff --git a/repo/config/profile.go b/repo/config/profile.go
index 6aa5f5053806..b20382ef4ed8 100644
--- a/repo/config/profile.go
+++ b/repo/config/profile.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package config
 
+import "time"
+
 // Transformer is a function which takes configuration and applies some filter to it
 type Transformer func(c *Config) error
 
@@ -74,8 +76,12 @@ var Profiles = map[string]Transformer{
 		return nil
 	},
 	"lowpower": func(c *Config) error {
-		c.Discovery.Routing = "dhtclient"
+		c.Routing.Type = "dhtclient"
 		c.Reprovider.Interval = "0"
+
+		c.Swarm.ConnMgr.LowWater = 20
+		c.Swarm.ConnMgr.HighWater = 40
+		c.Swarm.ConnMgr.GracePeriod = time.Minute.String()
 		return nil
 	},
 }
diff --git a/repo/config/routing.go b/repo/config/routing.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..24ac8fabbe12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repo/config/routing.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package config
+
+type Routing struct {
+	// Type sets default daemon routing mode.
+	Type string
+}
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0020-init.sh b/test/sharness/t0020-init.sh
index a01c08763341..4dd1d786a4e2 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0020-init.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0020-init.sh
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ test_expect_success "'ipfs init --profile=lowpower' succeeds" '
 '
 
 test_expect_success "'ipfs config Discovery.Routing' looks good" '
-	ipfs config Discovery.Routing > actual_config &&
+	ipfs config Routing.Type > actual_config &&
 	test $(cat actual_config) = "dhtclient"
 '
 
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0021-config.sh b/test/sharness/t0021-config.sh
index 17bb0930c211..5ade07d0326a 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0021-config.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0021-config.sh
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ CONFIG_SET_JSON_TEST='{
   "MDNS": {
     "Enabled": true,
     "Interval": 10
-  },
-  "Routing": "dht"
+  }
 }'
 
 test_profile_apply_revert() {