diff --git a/jbrowse2/bin/make_global_config.pl b/jbrowse2/bin/make_global_config.pl
index 03c1e2b5..b311c742 100755
--- a/jbrowse2/bin/make_global_config.pl
+++ b/jbrowse2/bin/make_global_config.pl
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@
 # but darkened to improve contrast in some JB2 UI elements
 $$json{'configuration'}{'theme'}{'palette'}{'tertiary'}{'main'}  = '#9da9b6';
 
+#add config for sorting/collapsing categories
+$$json{'configuration'}{'hierarchical'}{'sort'}{'trackNames'} = $JSON::true;
+$$json{'configuration'}{'hierarchical'}{'sort'}{'categories'} = $JSON::true;
+$$json{'configuration'}{'hierarchical'}{'defaultCollapsed'}{'subCategories'} = $JSON::true;
+$$json{'configuration'}{'hierarchical'}{'defaultCollapsed'}{'topLevelCategories'} = $JSON::true;
+
+
+
 my $plugin;
 my $hex;
 $$hex{'name'}          = "HexJexlPlugin";
@@ -139,6 +147,7 @@
 my @plugins = ($hex, $vColor, $help);
 $$json{'plugins'} = \@plugins;
 
+
 #that might be all that's needed
 #I dont think we need several of the things that are empty arrays 
 #in the existing config
diff --git a/jbrowse2/config/track_configs/rnaseq_splice.json b/jbrowse2/config/track_configs/rnaseq_splice.json
deleted file mode 120000
index 6a567519..00000000
--- a/jbrowse2/config/track_configs/rnaseq_splice.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-c_elegans_PRJNA13758_rnaseq_splice.json
\ No newline at end of file