diff --git a/keyboards/handwired/battleship_gamepad/config.h b/keyboards/handwired/battleship_gamepad/config.h
index f2eee84a57..9853f7f39d 100644
--- a/keyboards/handwired/battleship_gamepad/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/handwired/battleship_gamepad/config.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 /* joystick configuration */
 #define JOYSTICK_BUTTON_COUNT 25
-#define JOYSTICK_AXIS_COUNT 2
 #define JOYSTICK_AXIS_RESOLUTION 10
 
 /* Mechanical locking support. Use KC_LCAP, KC_LNUM or KC_LSCR instead in keymap */
diff --git a/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/joystick/config.h b/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/joystick/config.h
index 8a4e461b27..589e4dbf3d 100644
--- a/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/joystick/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/joystick/config.h
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#define JOYSTICK_AXIS_COUNT 2
 #define JOYSTICK_BUTTON_COUNT 1
diff --git a/keyboards/lime/rev1/config.h b/keyboards/lime/rev1/config.h
index ec2c061372..a87c01b938 100644
--- a/keyboards/lime/rev1/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/lime/rev1/config.h
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-/* joystick support */
-#ifdef JOYSTICK_ENABLE
-#   define JOYSTICK_AXIS_COUNT 2
-#   define JOYSTICK_BUTTON_COUNT 1
-#   define JOYSTICK_AXIS_RESOLUTION 8
-#endif
+#define JOYSTICK_BUTTON_COUNT 1
 
 #define SPLIT_USB_DETECT
diff --git a/tmk_core/protocol/report.h b/tmk_core/protocol/report.h
index 3028cf9426..47bc4f2f2b 100644
--- a/tmk_core/protocol/report.h
+++ b/tmk_core/protocol/report.h
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "keycode.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+#ifdef JOYSTICK_ENABLE
+#    include "joystick.h"
+#endif
+
 // clang-format off
 
 /* HID report IDs */