diff --git a/src/CardinalCommon.cpp b/src/CardinalCommon.cpp
index 827cd2d..558b628 100644
--- a/src/CardinalCommon.cpp
+++ b/src/CardinalCommon.cpp
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ const std::string CARDINAL_VERSION = "22.07";
 
 namespace rack {
 
-namespace settings {
-bool darkMode = true;
-int rateLimit = 0;
-}
-
 bool isStandalone()
 {
     return std::strstr(getPluginFormatName(), "Standalone") != nullptr;
diff --git a/src/custom/dep.cpp b/src/custom/dep.cpp
index 292a5bb..6934dd6 100644
--- a/src/custom/dep.cpp
+++ b/src/custom/dep.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 
 namespace rack {
 namespace settings {
-extern bool darkMode;
+bool darkMode = true;
+int rateLimit = 0;
 }
 }