diff --git a/conf/firmwares/subsystems/rotorcraft/actuators_dummy.makefile b/conf/firmwares/subsystems/rotorcraft/actuators_dummy.makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c6b93839a..0000000000
--- a/conf/firmwares/subsystems/rotorcraft/actuators_dummy.makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#
-# empty dummy actuators for testing
-#
-
-ap.srcs += $(SRC_FIRMWARE)/actuators/actuators_dummy.c
diff --git a/sw/airborne/subsystems/actuators/actuators_dummy.c b/sw/airborne/subsystems/actuators/actuators_dummy.h
similarity index 78%
rename from sw/airborne/subsystems/actuators/actuators_dummy.c
rename to sw/airborne/subsystems/actuators/actuators_dummy.h
index d8cbc1e706..5148c7b7b7 100644
--- a/sw/airborne/subsystems/actuators/actuators_dummy.c
+++ b/sw/airborne/subsystems/actuators/actuators_dummy.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2009 Antoine Drouin <poinix@gmail.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Gautier Hattenberger
  *
  * This file is part of paparazzi.
  *
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
-#include "firmwares/rotorcraft/actuators.h"
+#ifndef ACTUATORS_DUMMY_H
+#define ACTUATORS_DUMMY_H
 
+#define ActuatorDummySet(_i, _v) {}
+#define ActuatorsDummyInit() {}
+#define ActuatorsDummyCommit() {}
 
-void actuators_init(void) {
-}
-
-void actuators_set(bool_t motors_on) {
-}
+#endif