diff --git a/planck/config.h b/planck/config.h
index 4e17100..7251c32 100644
--- a/planck/config.h
+++ b/planck/config.h
@@ -50,6 +50,3 @@
 #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_SNAKE
 #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_STATIC_GRADIENT
 #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_TWINKLE
-
-// we want to have different backlight per layers
-#define RGBLIGHT_LAYERS
diff --git a/planck/keymap.c b/planck/keymap.c
index 1ddeea9..32420bd 100644
--- a/planck/keymap.c
+++ b/planck/keymap.c
@@ -40,59 +40,46 @@ static bool my_on_left_hand(keypos_t pos)
 // our shared 34 keys keymap
 #include "../common/keymap.h"
 
-/* plwnck rev6 RGB layout:
- * ----------------------------------
- * |   6       5       4        3   |
- * |               0                |
- * |   7       8       1        2   |
- * ----------------------------------
- */
-
-const rgblight_segment_t PROGMEM base_layer[] = RGBLIGHT_LAYER_SEGMENTS(
-    {0, 9, HSV_WHITE}
-);
-
-const rgblight_segment_t PROGMEM sym_layer[] = RGBLIGHT_LAYER_SEGMENTS(
-    {0, 9, HSV_GOLD}
-);
-
-const rgblight_segment_t PROGMEM num_layer[] = RGBLIGHT_LAYER_SEGMENTS(
-    {0, 9, HSV_GREEN}
-);
-
-const rgblight_segment_t PROGMEM fn_layer[] = RGBLIGHT_LAYER_SEGMENTS(
-    {0, 9, HSV_RED}
-);
-
-const rgblight_segment_t PROGMEM nav_layer[] = RGBLIGHT_LAYER_SEGMENTS(
-    {0, 9, HSV_BLUE}
-);
-
-const rgblight_segment_t PROGMEM magic_layer[] = RGBLIGHT_LAYER_SEGMENTS(
-    {0, 9, RGB_CORAL}
-);
-
-const rgblight_segment_t * const PROGMEM my_rgb_layers[] = RGBLIGHT_LAYERS_LIST(
-    [_BASE] = base_layer,
-    [_SYM] = sym_layer,
-    [_NUM] = num_layer,
-    [_FN] = fn_layer,
-    [_NAV] = nav_layer,
-    [_MAGIC] = magic_layer
-);
-
 void keyboard_post_init_user(void) {
-    // Enable the LED layers
-    rgblight_layers = my_rgb_layers;
+    // always use the same effect
+    rgblight_mode_noeeprom(RGBLIGHT_MODE_BREATHING);
+    rgblight_set_speed_noeeprom(2);
+
+    // trigger init of layer state
+    layer_state_set_user(layer_state);
 }
 
-layer_state_t layer_state_set_user(layer_state_t state)
-{
-    rgblight_set_layer_state(_BASE, layer_state_cmp(state, _BASE));
-    rgblight_set_layer_state(_SYM, layer_state_cmp(state, _SYM));
-    rgblight_set_layer_state(_NUM, layer_state_cmp(state, _NUM));
-    rgblight_set_layer_state(_FN, layer_state_cmp(state, _FN));
-    rgblight_set_layer_state(_NAV, layer_state_cmp(state, _NAV));
-    rgblight_set_layer_state(_MAGIC, layer_state_cmp(state, _MAGIC));
+// handle layer changes for backlight
+layer_state_t layer_state_set_user(layer_state_t state) {
+    const uint8_t layer = get_highest_layer(state);
+    switch (layer) {
+        case _BASE:
+            rgblight_sethsv_noeeprom(HSV_WHITE);
+            break;
+
+        case _SYM:
+            rgblight_sethsv_noeeprom(HSV_RED);
+            break;
+
+        case _NUM:
+            rgblight_sethsv_noeeprom(HSV_GREEN);
+            break;
+
+        case _FN:
+            rgblight_sethsv_noeeprom(HSV_BLUE);
+            break;
+
+        case _NAV:
+            rgblight_sethsv_noeeprom(HSV_GOLD);
+            break;
+
+        case _MAGIC:
+            rgblight_sethsv_noeeprom(HSV_MAGENTA);
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+
     return state;
 }