diff --git a/keyboards/binepad/bnk8/keyboard.json b/keyboards/binepad/bnk8/keyboard.json
index a72acb89f61..550aa779617 100755
--- a/keyboards/binepad/bnk8/keyboard.json
+++ b/keyboards/binepad/bnk8/keyboard.json
@@ -69,12 +69,13 @@
     "ws2812": {
         "pin": "C15"
     },
+    "community_layouts": ["ortho_3x3"],
     "layouts": {
         "LAYOUT_ortho_3x3": {
             "layout": [
                 {"label": "1", "matrix": [0, 0], "x": 0, "y": 0},
                 {"label": "2", "matrix": [0, 1], "x": 1, "y": 0},
-                {"label": "Knob", "matrix": [0, 2], "x": 2, "y": 0},
+                {"label": "Knob", "matrix": [0, 2], "x": 2, "y": 0, "encoder": 0},
                 {"label": "3", "matrix": [1, 0], "x": 0, "y": 1},
                 {"label": "4", "matrix": [1, 1], "x": 1, "y": 1},
                 {"label": "5", "matrix": [1, 2], "x": 2, "y": 1},
diff --git a/keyboards/binepad/bnk8/keymaps/default/keymap.c b/keyboards/binepad/bnk8/keymaps/default/keymap.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 121c6a85097..00000000000
--- a/keyboards/binepad/bnk8/keymaps/default/keymap.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2024 Binepad (@binepad)
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-
-#include QMK_KEYBOARD_H
-
-const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
-    /*
-     * ┌───┬───┬───┐
-     * │ 1 │ 2 │ K │
-     * ├───┼───┼───┤
-     * │ 3 │ 4 │ 5 │
-     * ├───┼───┼───┤
-     * │ 6 │ 7 │ 8 │
-     * └───┴───┴───┘
-     */
-    [0] = LAYOUT_ortho_3x3(
-        KC_P1,    KC_P2,    KC_MUTE,
-        KC_P3,    KC_P4,    KC_P5,
-        KC_P6,    KC_P7,    LT(1, KC_P8)
-    ),
-    [1] = LAYOUT_ortho_3x3(
-        RGB_HUI,  RGB_SAI,  RGB_SPI,
-        RGB_HUD,  RGB_SAD,  RGB_SPD,
-        RGB_TOG,  RGB_MOD,  _______
-    )
-};
-
-#if defined(ENCODER_MAP_ENABLE)
-
-const uint16_t PROGMEM encoder_map[][NUM_ENCODERS][NUM_DIRECTIONS] = {
-    [0] = { ENCODER_CCW_CW(KC_VOLD, KC_VOLU) },
-    [1] = { ENCODER_CCW_CW(RGB_VAD, RGB_VAI) }
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/keyboards/binepad/bnk8/keymaps/default/keymap.json b/keyboards/binepad/bnk8/keymaps/default/keymap.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c4d58c8b33a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/binepad/bnk8/keymaps/default/keymap.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+    "keyboard": "binepad/bnk8",
+    "version": 1,
+    "author": "binepad",
+    "notes": "Copyright 2024 Binepad (@binepad) \n SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later \n This file is a keymap.json file for binepad/bnk8",
+    "keymap": "default",
+    "layout": "LAYOUT_ortho_3x3",
+    "layers": [
+        [
+            "KC_P1", "KC_P2", "KC_MUTE",
+            "KC_P3", "KC_P4", "KC_P5",
+            "KC_P6", "KC_P7", "LT(1, KC_P8)"
+        ],
+        [
+            "RGB_HUI", "RGB_SAI", "RGB_SPI",
+            "RGB_HUD", "RGB_SAD", "RGB_SPD",
+            "RGB_TOG", "RGB_MOD", "_______"
+
+        ]
+    ],
+    "config": {
+        "features": {
+            "encoder_map": true
+        }
+    },
+    "encoders": [
+        [
+            {
+                "ccw": "KC_VOLD",
+                "cw": "KC_VOLU"
+            }
+        ],
+        [
+            {
+                "ccw": "RGB_VAD",
+                "cw": "RGB_VAI"
+            }
+        ]
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/keyboards/binepad/bnk8/keymaps/default/rules.mk b/keyboards/binepad/bnk8/keymaps/default/rules.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index ee325681483..00000000000
--- a/keyboards/binepad/bnk8/keymaps/default/rules.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ENCODER_MAP_ENABLE = yes