diff --git a/keyboards/binepad/candypad/keyboard.json b/keyboards/binepad/candypad/keyboard.json
index c4e379e250a..76cfeeb5c9d 100644
--- a/keyboards/binepad/candypad/keyboard.json
+++ b/keyboards/binepad/candypad/keyboard.json
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
         "oled": true
     },
     "matrix_pins": {
+        "custom": true,
+        "custom_lite": true,
         "cols": ["GP15", "GP14", "GP13", "GP10"],
         "rows": ["GP12", "GP9", "GP7", "GP6", "GP5", null]
     },
diff --git a/keyboards/binepad/candypad/rules.mk b/keyboards/binepad/candypad/rules.mk
index 4879c468ada..a7b061422de 100644
--- a/keyboards/binepad/candypad/rules.mk
+++ b/keyboards/binepad/candypad/rules.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # Copyright 2023 binepad (@binepad)
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
-CUSTOM_MATRIX = lite
-
 SRC += matrix.c \
        candypad_oled.c