diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline_client.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline_client.py
index f1e69d618da9..4a26c8d6118e 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline_client.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline_client.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import logging
+from .configuration import Configuration
 from .pipeline import Pipeline
 from .pipeline.transport.base import PipelineClientBase
 from .pipeline.policies import ContentDecodePolicy
@@ -59,20 +60,13 @@ class PipelineClient(PipelineClientBase):
     Builds a Pipeline client.
 
     :param str base_url: URL for the request.
-    :param config: Service configuration. This is a required parameter.
-    :type config: ~azure.core.Configuration
-    :param kwargs: keyword arguments
+    :keyword Configuration config: If omitted, the standard configuration is used.
+    :keyword Pipeline pipeline: If omitted, a Pipeline object is created and returned.
+    :keyword list[policy] policies: If omitted, the standard policies of the configuration object is used.
+    :keyword HttpTransport transport: If omitted, RequestsTransport is used for synchronous transport.
     :return: A pipeline object.
     :rtype: ~azure.core.pipeline.Pipeline
 
-    **Keyword arguments:**
-
-    *pipeline* - A Pipeline object. If omitted, a Pipeline object is created and returned.
-
-    *policies* - A list of policies object. If omitted, the standard policies of the configuration object is used.
-
-    *transport* - The HTTP Transport instance. If omitted, RequestsTransport is used for synchronous transport.
-
     .. admonition:: Example:
 
         .. literalinclude:: ../examples/test_example_sync.py
@@ -83,16 +77,14 @@ class PipelineClient(PipelineClientBase):
             :caption: Builds the pipeline client.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, base_url, config, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, base_url, **kwargs):
         super(PipelineClient, self).__init__(base_url)
-        if config is None:
-            raise ValueError("Config is a required parameter")
-        self._config = config
+        self._config = kwargs.pop("config", None) or Configuration(**kwargs)
         self._base_url = base_url
         if kwargs.get("pipeline"):
             self._pipeline = kwargs["pipeline"]
         else:
-            self._pipeline = self._build_pipeline(config, **kwargs)
+            self._pipeline = self._build_pipeline(self._config, **kwargs)
 
     def __enter__(self):
         self._pipeline.__enter__()
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline_client_async.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline_client_async.py
index 457a21967ffa..2ce17f92346b 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline_client_async.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline_client_async.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import logging
+from .configuration import Configuration
 from .pipeline import AsyncPipeline
 from .pipeline.transport.base import PipelineClientBase
 from .pipeline.policies import ContentDecodePolicy
@@ -58,20 +59,13 @@ class AsyncPipelineClient(PipelineClientBase):
     Builds an AsyncPipeline client.
 
     :param str base_url: URL for the request.
-    :param config: Service configuration. This is a required parameter.
-    :type config: ~azure.core.Configuration
-    :param kwargs: keyword arguments.
+    :keyword Configuration config: If omitted, the standard configuration is used.
+    :keyword Pipeline pipeline: If omitted, a Pipeline object is created and returned.
+    :keyword list[policy] policies: If omitted, the standard policies of the configuration object is used.
+    :keyword HttpTransport transport: If omitted, RequestsTransport is used for synchronous transport.
     :return: An async pipeline object.
     :rtype: ~azure.core.pipeline.AsyncPipeline
 
-    **Keyword arguments:**
-
-    *pipeline* - A Pipeline object. If omitted, an AsyncPipeline is created and returned.
-
-    *policies* - A list of policies object. If omitted, the standard policies of the configuration object is used.
-
-    *transport* - The HTTP Transport instance. If omitted, AioHttpTransport is use for asynchronous transport.
-
     .. admonition:: Example:
 
         .. literalinclude:: ../examples/test_example_async.py
@@ -82,16 +76,14 @@ class AsyncPipelineClient(PipelineClientBase):
             :caption: Builds the async pipeline client.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, base_url, config, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, base_url, **kwargs):
         super(AsyncPipelineClient, self).__init__(base_url)
-        if config is None:
-            raise ValueError("Config is a required parameter")
-        self._config = config
+        self._config = kwargs.pop("config", None) or Configuration(**kwargs)
         self._base_url = base_url
         if kwargs.get("pipeline"):
             self._pipeline = kwargs["pipeline"]
         else:
-            self._pipeline = self._build_pipeline(config, **kwargs)
+            self._pipeline = self._build_pipeline(self._config, **kwargs)
 
     async def __aenter__(self):
         await self._pipeline.__aenter__()
diff --git a/sdk/cosmos/azure-cosmos/azure/cosmos/_cosmos_client_connection.py b/sdk/cosmos/azure-cosmos/azure/cosmos/_cosmos_client_connection.py
index eaeff4440c36..4fd82eeec093 100644
--- a/sdk/cosmos/azure-cosmos/azure/cosmos/_cosmos_client_connection.py
+++ b/sdk/cosmos/azure-cosmos/azure/cosmos/_cosmos_client_connection.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def __init__(
             ]
 
         transport = kwargs.pop("transport", None)
-        self.pipeline_client = PipelineClient(url_connection, "empty-config", transport=transport, policies=policies)
+        self.pipeline_client = PipelineClient(base_url=url_connection, transport=transport, policies=policies)
 
         # Query compatibility mode.
         # Allows to specify compatibility mode used by client when making query requests. Should be removed when