diff --git a/src/avr/timer.c b/src/avr/timer.c
index d306b7214..ef6269f06 100644
--- a/src/avr/timer.c
+++ b/src/avr/timer.c
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ static struct timer wrap_timer = {
     .waketime = 0x8000,
 };
 
-#define TIMER_IDLE_REPEAT_TICKS 8000
 #define TIMER_REPEAT_TICKS 3000
 
 #define TIMER_MIN_ENTRY_TICKS 44
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ ISR(TIMER1_COMPA_vect)
                 next = now + TIMER_DEFER_REPEAT_TICKS;
                 goto done;
             }
-            timer_repeat_set(now + TIMER_IDLE_REPEAT_TICKS);
+            timer_repeat_set(now + TIMER_REPEAT_TICKS);
             timer_set(now);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/generic/armcm_timer.c b/src/generic/armcm_timer.c
index e77081804..b7f572685 100644
--- a/src/generic/armcm_timer.c
+++ b/src/generic/armcm_timer.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ timer_init(void)
 DECL_INIT(timer_init);
 
 static uint32_t timer_repeat_until;
-#define TIMER_IDLE_REPEAT_TICKS timer_from_us(500)
 #define TIMER_REPEAT_TICKS timer_from_us(100)
 
 #define TIMER_MIN_TRY_TICKS timer_from_us(2)
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ timer_dispatch_many(void)
                 timer_repeat_until = now + TIMER_REPEAT_TICKS;
                 return TIMER_DEFER_REPEAT_TICKS;
             }
-            timer_repeat_until = tru = now + TIMER_IDLE_REPEAT_TICKS;
+            timer_repeat_until = tru = now + TIMER_REPEAT_TICKS;
         }
 
         // Next timer in the past or near future - wait for it to be ready
diff --git a/src/generic/timer_irq.c b/src/generic/timer_irq.c
index 7c2e871bd..9f6b59aa3 100644
--- a/src/generic/timer_irq.c
+++ b/src/generic/timer_irq.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ timer_is_before(uint32_t time1, uint32_t time2)
 }
 
 static uint32_t timer_repeat_until;
-#define TIMER_IDLE_REPEAT_TICKS timer_from_us(500)
 #define TIMER_REPEAT_TICKS timer_from_us(100)
 
 #define TIMER_MIN_TRY_TICKS timer_from_us(2)
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ timer_dispatch_many(void)
                 timer_repeat_until = now + TIMER_REPEAT_TICKS;
                 return now + TIMER_DEFER_REPEAT_TICKS;
             }
-            timer_repeat_until = tru = now + TIMER_IDLE_REPEAT_TICKS;
+            timer_repeat_until = tru = now + TIMER_REPEAT_TICKS;
         }
 
         // Next timer in the past or near future - wait for it to be ready