diff --git a/jrnl/config.py b/jrnl/config.py
index 3923248e..a2f0885c 100644
--- a/jrnl/config.py
+++ b/jrnl/config.py
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ from jrnl.path import get_config_path
 from jrnl.path import get_default_journal_path
 
 # Constants
-DEFAULT_CONFIG_NAME = "jrnl.yaml"
-
-DEFAULT_JOURNAL_NAME = "journal.txt"
 DEFAULT_JOURNAL_KEY = "default"
 
 YAML_SEPARATOR = ": "
diff --git a/jrnl/path.py b/jrnl/path.py
index 145eea9e..c15fb453 100644
--- a/jrnl/path.py
+++ b/jrnl/path.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import xdg.BaseDirectory
 
-from jrnl.config import DEFAULT_CONFIG_NAME
-from jrnl.config import DEFAULT_JOURNAL_NAME
 from jrnl.exception import JrnlException
 from jrnl.messages import Message
 from jrnl.messages import MsgStyle
@@ -15,6 +13,8 @@ from jrnl.messages import MsgText
 
 # Constants
 XDG_RESOURCE = "jrnl"
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_NAME = "jrnl.yaml"
+DEFAULT_JOURNAL_NAME = "journal.txt"
 
 
 def home_dir() -> str: