diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 7e44b41d..1cff5280 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["general:main_mod"].strValue = "SUPER";                                               // exposed to the user for easier configuring
     configValues["general:main_mod_internal"].intValue = g_pKeybindManager->stringToModMask("SUPER");  // actually used and automatically calculated
 
-    configValues["general:damage_tracking"].strValue = "full";
-    configValues["general:damage_tracking_internal"].intValue = DAMAGE_TRACKING_FULL;
-
     configValues["general:border_size"].intValue = 1;
     configValues["general:no_border_on_floating"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["general:gaps_in"].intValue = 5;
@@ -68,6 +65,7 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["debug:damage_blink"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["debug:disable_logs"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["debug:disable_time"].intValue = 1;
+    configValues["debug:damage_tracking"].intValue = DAMAGE_TRACKING_FULL;
 
     configValues["decoration:rounding"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["decoration:blur"].intValue = 1;
@@ -1197,13 +1195,6 @@ void CConfigManager::loadConfigLoadVars() {
 
     // Calculate the internal vars
     configValues["general:main_mod_internal"].intValue = g_pKeybindManager->stringToModMask(configValues["general:main_mod"].strValue);
-    const auto DAMAGETRACKINGMODE = g_pHyprRenderer->damageTrackingModeFromStr(configValues["general:damage_tracking"].strValue);
-    if (DAMAGETRACKINGMODE != DAMAGE_TRACKING_INVALID)
-        configValues["general:damage_tracking_internal"].intValue = DAMAGETRACKINGMODE;
-    else {
-        parseError = "invalid value for general:damage_tracking, supported: full, monitor, none";
-        configValues["general:damage_tracking_internal"].intValue = DAMAGE_TRACKING_NONE;
-    }
 
     // parseError will be displayed next frame
     if (parseError != "")
diff --git a/src/events/Monitors.cpp b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
index f45c3ec4..60642774 100644
--- a/src/events/Monitors.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void Events::listener_monitorFrame(void* owner, void* data) {
     static std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point endRenderOverlay = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
 
     static auto *const PDEBUGOVERLAY = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("debug:overlay")->intValue;
-    static auto *const PDAMAGETRACKINGMODE = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:damage_tracking_internal")->intValue;
+    static auto *const PDAMAGETRACKINGMODE = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("debug:damage_tracking")->intValue;
     static auto *const PDAMAGEBLINK = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("debug:damage_blink")->intValue;
     static auto *const PNOVFR = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:no_vfr")->intValue;