diff --git a/examples/KeyboardioFirmware/KeyboardioFirmware.ino b/examples/KeyboardioFirmware/KeyboardioFirmware.ino
index 9f342368..a138e08d 100644
--- a/examples/KeyboardioFirmware/KeyboardioFirmware.ino
+++ b/examples/KeyboardioFirmware/KeyboardioFirmware.ino
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "KeyboardioFirmware.h"
 #include "generated/keymaps.h"
 
-#include "LED-BootAnimation.h"
+#include "BootAnimation.h"
 #include "LED-SolidColor.h"
 #include "LED-Numlock.h"
 #include "LED-BreatheEffect.h"
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ uint8_t temporary_keymap = 0;
 
 const Key keymaps[][ROWS][COLS] PROGMEM = { KEYMAP_LIST };
 
-static LEDBootAnimation bootAnimation;
 static LEDSolidColor solidRed (100, 0, 0);
 static LEDSolidColor solidOrange (100, 30, 0);
 static LEDSolidColor solidYellow (90, 70, 0);
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ static LEDNumlock numLockEffect (NUMPAD_KEYMAP);
 
 void setup() {
     Keyboardio.setup(KEYMAPS);
+    bootAnimation();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/LED-BootAnimation.cpp b/src/BootAnimation.cpp
similarity index 79%
rename from src/LED-BootAnimation.cpp
rename to src/BootAnimation.cpp
index 728c4eb1..3c865e55 100644
--- a/src/LED-BootAnimation.cpp
+++ b/src/BootAnimation.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#include "LED-BootAnimation.h"
+#include "BootAnimation.h"
+#include "KeyboardConfig.h"
 
 static void
 type_letter(uint8_t letter) {
@@ -10,12 +11,8 @@ type_letter(uint8_t letter) {
   delay(10);
 }
 
-LEDBootAnimation::LEDBootAnimation (void) {
-  LEDControl.mode_add (this);
-}
-
 void
-LEDBootAnimation::setup (void) {
+bootAnimation (void) {
   LEDControl.set_all_leds_to(0, 0, 0);
 
   type_letter(LED_K);
diff --git a/src/BootAnimation.h b/src/BootAnimation.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8b49cac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BootAnimation.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#pragma once
+
+void bootAnimation(void);
diff --git a/src/LED-BootAnimation.h b/src/LED-BootAnimation.h
deleted file mode 100644
index dcd4f616..00000000
--- a/src/LED-BootAnimation.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "LEDControl.h"
-
-class LEDBootAnimation : LEDMode {
- public:
-  LEDBootAnimation (void);
-
-  virtual void setup (void) final;
-};