diff --git a/firmware/controllers/algo/engine_configuration.h b/firmware/controllers/algo/engine_configuration.h
index 2b943237c7..a09d4b1da2 100644
--- a/firmware/controllers/algo/engine_configuration.h
+++ b/firmware/controllers/algo/engine_configuration.h
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 #include "crc.h"
 #include "engine_configuration_generated_structures.h"
 
+#ifndef DEFAULT_ENGINE_TYPE
+#define DEFAULT_ENGINE_TYPE CUSTOM_ENGINE
+#endif
+
 #define CLT_MANUAL_IDLE_CORRECTION config->cltIdleCorrBins, config->cltIdleCorr, CLT_CURVE_SIZE
 #define WARMUP_CLT_EXTRA_FUEL_CURVE config->cltFuelCorrBins, config->cltFuelCorr, CLT_CURVE_SIZE
 #define IAT_FUEL_CORRECTION_CURVE config->iatFuelCorrBins, config->iatFuelCorr, IAT_CURVE_SIZE
diff --git a/firmware/global.h b/firmware/global.h
index fd769dad3f..033fcd9f8f 100644
--- a/firmware/global.h
+++ b/firmware/global.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * @file global.h
  *
- * Global header file for firmware
+ * Global utility header file for firmware
  *
  * @date May 27, 2013
  * @author Andrey Belomutskiy, (c) 2012-2017
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ extern "C"
 #include <ch.h>
 #include <hal.h>
 
-#ifndef DEFAULT_ENGINE_TYPE
-#define DEFAULT_ENGINE_TYPE CUSTOM_ENGINE
-#endif
-
 // this is about MISRA not liking 'time.h'. todo: figure out something
 #if defined __GNUC__
 // GCC
diff --git a/simulator/simulator/global.h b/simulator/simulator/global.h
index 34f3855b19..f42a19bb84 100644
--- a/simulator/simulator/global.h
+++ b/simulator/simulator/global.h
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef GLOBAL_H_
 #define GLOBAL_H_
 
-#define DEFAULT_ENGINE_TYPE FORD_ESCORT_GT
-
 #include <ch.h>
 #include <hal.h>
 
diff --git a/unit_tests/global.h b/unit_tests/global.h
index e601e6143b..5309118e0e 100644
--- a/unit_tests/global.h
+++ b/unit_tests/global.h
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef GLOBAL_H_
 #define GLOBAL_H_
 
-#define DEFAULT_ENGINE_TYPE CUSTOM_ENGINE
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <time.h>