diff --git a/config/ks_meta_data.cc b/config/ks_meta_data.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71c35cf8c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/ks_meta_data.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Cloudius Systems
+ *
+ * Modified by Cloudius Systems
+ */
+
+#include "config/ks_meta_data.hh"
+
+namespace config {
+
+ks_meta_data::ks_meta_data(sstring name_,
+             sstring strategy_name_,
+             std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> strategy_options_,
+             bool durable_writes_)
+    : ks_meta_data{std::move(name_),
+                   std::move(strategy_name_),
+                   std::move(strategy_options_),
+                   durable_writes_,
+                   {}, ::make_shared<ut_meta_data>()}
+{ }
+
+ks_meta_data::ks_meta_data(sstring name_,
+             sstring strategy_name_,
+             std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> strategy_options_,
+             bool durable_writes_,
+             std::vector<schema_ptr> cf_defs)
+        : ks_meta_data{std::move(name_),
+                       std::move(strategy_name_),
+                       std::move(strategy_options_),
+                       durable_writes_,
+                       std::move(cf_defs),
+                       ::make_shared<ut_meta_data>()}
+{ }
+
+ks_meta_data::ks_meta_data(sstring name_,
+                   sstring strategy_name_,
+                   std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> strategy_options_,
+                   bool durable_writes_,
+                   std::vector<schema_ptr> cf_defs,
+                   shared_ptr<ut_meta_data> user_types_)
+    : name{std::move(name_)}
+    , strategy_name{strategy_name_.empty() ? "NetworkTopologyStrategy" : strategy_name_}
+    , strategy_options{std::move(strategy_options_)}
+    , durable_writes{durable_writes_}
+    , user_types{std::move(user_types_)}
+{
+    for (auto&& s : cf_defs) {
+        _cf_meta_data.emplace(s->cf_name(), s);
+    }
+}
+
+// For new user created keyspaces (through CQL)
+lw_shared_ptr<ks_meta_data> ks_meta_data::new_keyspace(sstring name, sstring strategy_name, std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> options, bool durable_writes) {
+#if 0
+    Class<? extends AbstractReplicationStrategy> cls = AbstractReplicationStrategy.getClass(strategyName);
+    if (cls.equals(LocalStrategy.class))
+        throw new ConfigurationException("Unable to use given strategy class: LocalStrategy is reserved for internal use.");
+#endif
+    return new_keyspace(name, strategy_name, options, durable_writes, std::vector<schema_ptr>{});
+}
+
+lw_shared_ptr<ks_meta_data> ks_meta_data::new_keyspace(sstring name, sstring strategy_name, std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> options, bool durables_writes, std::vector<schema_ptr> cf_defs)
+{
+    return ::make_lw_shared<ks_meta_data>(name, strategy_name, options, durables_writes, cf_defs, ::make_shared<ut_meta_data>());
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/config/ks_meta_data.hh b/config/ks_meta_data.hh
index f1baf97825..b054c70ba5 100644
--- a/config/ks_meta_data.hh
+++ b/config/ks_meta_data.hh
@@ -48,58 +48,25 @@ public:
     ks_meta_data(sstring name_,
                  sstring strategy_name_,
                  std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> strategy_options_,
-                 bool durable_writes_)
-        : ks_meta_data{std::move(name_),
-                       std::move(strategy_name_),
-                       std::move(strategy_options_),
-                       durable_writes_,
-                       {}, ::make_shared<ut_meta_data>()}
-    { }
+                 bool durable_writes_);
 
     ks_meta_data(sstring name_,
                  sstring strategy_name_,
                  std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> strategy_options_,
                  bool durable_writes_,
-                 std::vector<schema_ptr> cf_defs)
-            : ks_meta_data{std::move(name_),
-                           std::move(strategy_name_),
-                           std::move(strategy_options_),
-                           durable_writes_,
-                           std::move(cf_defs),
-                           ::make_shared<ut_meta_data>()}
-    { }
+                 std::vector<schema_ptr> cf_defs);
 
     ks_meta_data(sstring name_,
                        sstring strategy_name_,
                        std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> strategy_options_,
                        bool durable_writes_,
                        std::vector<schema_ptr> cf_defs,
-                       shared_ptr<ut_meta_data> user_types_)
-        : name{std::move(name_)}
-        , strategy_name{strategy_name_.empty() ? "NetworkTopologyStrategy" : strategy_name_}
-        , strategy_options{std::move(strategy_options_)}
-        , durable_writes{durable_writes_}
-        , user_types{std::move(user_types_)}
-    {
-        for (auto&& s : cf_defs) {
-            _cf_meta_data.emplace(s->cf_name(), s);
-        }
-    }
+                       shared_ptr<ut_meta_data> user_types_);
 
     // For new user created keyspaces (through CQL)
-    static lw_shared_ptr<ks_meta_data> new_keyspace(sstring name, sstring strategy_name, std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> options, bool durable_writes) {
-#if 0
-        Class<? extends AbstractReplicationStrategy> cls = AbstractReplicationStrategy.getClass(strategyName);
-        if (cls.equals(LocalStrategy.class))
-            throw new ConfigurationException("Unable to use given strategy class: LocalStrategy is reserved for internal use.");
-#endif
-        return new_keyspace(name, strategy_name, options, durable_writes, std::vector<schema_ptr>{});
-    }
+    static lw_shared_ptr<ks_meta_data> new_keyspace(sstring name, sstring strategy_name, std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> options, bool durable_writes);
 
-    static lw_shared_ptr<ks_meta_data> new_keyspace(sstring name, sstring strategy_name, std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> options, bool durables_writes, std::vector<schema_ptr> cf_defs)
-    {
-        return ::make_lw_shared<ks_meta_data>(name, strategy_name, options, durables_writes, cf_defs, ::make_shared<ut_meta_data>());
-    }
+    static lw_shared_ptr<ks_meta_data> new_keyspace(sstring name, sstring strategy_name, std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring> options, bool durables_writes, std::vector<schema_ptr> cf_defs);
 
 #if 0
     public KSMetaData cloneWithTableRemoved(CFMetaData table)
diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 2ead168953..f1e12f26e0 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ urchin_core = (['database.cc',
                  'sstables/partition.cc',
                  'log.cc',
                  'transport/server.cc',
+                 'config/ks_meta_data.cc',
                  'cql3/abstract_marker.cc',
                  'cql3/cql3.cc',
                  'cql3/cql3_type.cc',