diff --git a/quantum/rgblight.h b/quantum/rgblight.h
index c0fc0f3c636c..ff186d2fbb99 100644
--- a/quantum/rgblight.h
+++ b/quantum/rgblight.h
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 #ifndef RGBLIGHT_H
 #define RGBLIGHT_H
 
-#include "rgblight_reconfig.h"
-
 /***** rgblight_mode(mode)/rgblight_mode_noeeprom(mode) ****
 
  old mode number (before 0.6.117) to new mode name table
diff --git a/quantum/rgblight_post_config.h b/quantum/rgblight_post_config.h
index 3c14cb6109f7..ca525b9c8ac9 100644
--- a/quantum/rgblight_post_config.h
+++ b/quantum/rgblight_post_config.h
@@ -3,3 +3,28 @@
 // it is considered that RGBLIGHT_SPLIT is defined implicitly.
 #    define RGBLIGHT_SPLIT
 #endif
+
+#ifdef RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
+// for backward compatibility
+#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_BREATHING
+#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RAINBOW_MOOD
+#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RAINBOW_SWIRL
+#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_SNAKE
+#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_KNIGHT
+#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_CHRISTMAS
+#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_STATIC_GRADIENT
+#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RGB_TEST
+#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_ALTERNATING
+#endif
+
+#ifdef RGBLIGHT_STATIC_PATTERNS
+#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_STATIC_GRADIENT
+#endif
+
+// check dynamic animation effects chose ?
+#if defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_BREATHING) || defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RAINBOW_MOOD) || defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RAINBOW_SWIRL) || defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_SNAKE) || defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_KNIGHT) || defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_CHRISTMAS) || defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RGB_TEST) || defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_ALTERNATING)
+#    define RGBLIGHT_USE_TIMER
+#    ifndef RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
+#        define RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS  // for backward compatibility
+#    endif
+#endif
diff --git a/quantum/rgblight_reconfig.h b/quantum/rgblight_reconfig.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b9d6c4c2f42..000000000000
--- a/quantum/rgblight_reconfig.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef RGBLIGHT_RECONFIG_H
-#define RGBLIGHT_RECONFIG_H
-
-#ifdef RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
-// for backward compatibility
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_BREATHING
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RAINBOW_MOOD
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RAINBOW_SWIRL
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_SNAKE
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_KNIGHT
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_CHRISTMAS
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_STATIC_GRADIENT
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RGB_TEST
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_ALTERNATING
-#endif
-
-#ifdef RGBLIGHT_STATIC_PATTERNS
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_STATIC_GRADIENT
-#endif
-
-// check dynamic animation effects chose ?
-#if defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_BREATHING) || defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RAINBOW_MOOD) || defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RAINBOW_SWIRL) || defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_SNAKE) || defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_KNIGHT) || defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_CHRISTMAS) || defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RGB_TEST) || defined(RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_ALTERNATING)
-#    define RGBLIGHT_USE_TIMER
-#    ifndef RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
-#        define RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS  // for backward compatibility
-#    endif
-#endif
-
-#endif  // RGBLIGHT_RECONFIG_H
diff --git a/tmk_core/common/avr/suspend.c b/tmk_core/common/avr/suspend.c
index c59c19688005..afcca0ad9ece 100644
--- a/tmk_core/common/avr/suspend.c
+++ b/tmk_core/common/avr/suspend.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "timer.h"
 #include "led.h"
 #include "host.h"
-#include "rgblight_reconfig.h"
 
 #ifdef PROTOCOL_LUFA
 #    include "lufa.h"
diff --git a/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/main.c b/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/main.c
index 4b66bc5224b6..3658d19fa060 100644
--- a/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/main.c
+++ b/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/main.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "sendchar.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "printf.h"
-#include "rgblight_reconfig.h"
 
 #if (defined(RGB_MIDI) || defined(RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS)) && defined(RGBLIGHT_ENABLE)
 #    include "rgblight.h"
diff --git a/tmk_core/protocol/lufa/lufa.c b/tmk_core/protocol/lufa/lufa.c
index 7d325a9ba2bc..279ed8cfab71 100644
--- a/tmk_core/protocol/lufa/lufa.c
+++ b/tmk_core/protocol/lufa/lufa.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 #include "quantum.h"
 #include <util/atomic.h>
 #include "outputselect.h"
-#include "rgblight_reconfig.h"
 
 #ifdef NKRO_ENABLE
 #    include "keycode_config.h"
diff --git a/tmk_core/protocol/vusb/main.c b/tmk_core/protocol/vusb/main.c
index 06dc8ae67fee..463485b25ffd 100644
--- a/tmk_core/protocol/vusb/main.c
+++ b/tmk_core/protocol/vusb/main.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "timer.h"
 #include "uart.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "rgblight_reconfig.h"
 
 #if (defined(RGB_MIDI) || defined(RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS)) && defined(RGBLIGHT_ENABLE)
 #    include "rgblight.h"