diff --git a/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp b/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
index bc6d28fbfa..973478239b 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ void Plane::update_alt()
 
     // low pass the sink rate to take some of the noise out
     auto_state.sink_rate = 0.8f * auto_state.sink_rate + 0.2f*sink_rate;
-#if PARACHUTE == ENABLED
+#if HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
     parachute.set_sink_rate(auto_state.sink_rate);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.cpp b/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
index d77210f7ac..eaa1976f62 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ MAV_RESULT GCS_MAVLINK_Plane::handle_command_int_packet(const mavlink_command_in
     case MAV_CMD_DO_CHANGE_SPEED:
         return handle_command_DO_CHANGE_SPEED(packet);
 
-#if PARACHUTE == ENABLED
+#if HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
     case MAV_CMD_DO_PARACHUTE:
         return handle_MAV_CMD_DO_PARACHUTE(packet);
 #endif
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ MAV_RESULT GCS_MAVLINK_Plane::handle_MAV_CMD_DO_AUTOTUNE_ENABLE(const mavlink_co
         return MAV_RESULT_ACCEPTED;
 }
 
-#if PARACHUTE == ENABLED
+#if HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
 MAV_RESULT GCS_MAVLINK_Plane::handle_MAV_CMD_DO_PARACHUTE(const mavlink_command_int_t &packet)
 {
         // configure or release parachute
diff --git a/ArduPlane/Parameters.cpp b/ArduPlane/Parameters.cpp
index cc6bc6e6ee..ead102ef7a 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/Parameters.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/Parameters.cpp
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ const AP_Param::Info Plane::var_info[] = {
     GOBJECT(relay,                  "RELAY", AP_Relay),
 #endif
 
-#if PARACHUTE == ENABLED
+#if HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
 	// @Group: CHUTE_
     // @Path: ../libraries/AP_Parachute/AP_Parachute.cpp
     GOBJECT(parachute,		"CHUTE_", AP_Parachute),
diff --git a/ArduPlane/Plane.h b/ArduPlane/Plane.h
index 4a78dd32e9..11c151811e 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/Plane.h
+++ b/ArduPlane/Plane.h
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ private:
             FUNCTOR_BIND_MEMBER(&Plane::exit_mission_callback, void)};
 
 
-#if PARACHUTE == ENABLED
+#if HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
     AP_Parachute parachute;
 #endif
 
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ private:
 
     // parachute.cpp
     void parachute_check();
-#if PARACHUTE == ENABLED
+#if HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
     void do_parachute(const AP_Mission::Mission_Command& cmd);
     void parachute_release();
     bool parachute_manual_release();
diff --git a/ArduPlane/RC_Channel.cpp b/ArduPlane/RC_Channel.cpp
index 9230792084..cd1d63e04a 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/RC_Channel.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/RC_Channel.cpp
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ bool RC_Channel_Plane::do_aux_function(const AUX_FUNC ch_option, const AuxSwitch
         break;
 
     case AUX_FUNC::PARACHUTE_RELEASE:
-#if PARACHUTE == ENABLED
+#if HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
         if (ch_flag == AuxSwitchPos::HIGH) {
             plane.parachute_manual_release();
         }
diff --git a/ArduPlane/config.h b/ArduPlane/config.h
index 08917cbe58..0ba606c357 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/config.h
+++ b/ArduPlane/config.h
@@ -213,12 +213,6 @@
  # define FENCE_TRIGGERED_PIN -1
 #endif
 
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Parachute release
-#ifndef PARACHUTE
-#define PARACHUTE HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
-#endif
-
 #ifndef OFFBOARD_GUIDED
  #define OFFBOARD_GUIDED 1
 #endif
diff --git a/ArduPlane/events.cpp b/ArduPlane/events.cpp
index 12abb98e3b..64127c633c 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/events.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/events.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void Plane::failsafe_long_on_event(enum failsafe_state fstype, ModeReason reason
             break;
         }
         if(g.fs_action_long == FS_ACTION_LONG_PARACHUTE) {
-#if PARACHUTE == ENABLED
+#if HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
             parachute_release();
 #endif
         } else if (g.fs_action_long == FS_ACTION_LONG_GLIDE) {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void Plane::failsafe_long_on_event(enum failsafe_state fstype, ModeReason reason
     case Mode::Number::GUIDED:
 
         if(g.fs_action_long == FS_ACTION_LONG_PARACHUTE) {
-#if PARACHUTE == ENABLED
+#if HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
             parachute_release();
 #endif
         } else if (g.fs_action_long == FS_ACTION_LONG_GLIDE) {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void Plane::handle_battery_failsafe(const char *type_str, const int8_t action)
             break;
 
         case Failsafe_Action_Parachute:
-#if PARACHUTE == ENABLED
+#if HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
             parachute_release();
 #endif
             break;
diff --git a/ArduPlane/is_flying.cpp b/ArduPlane/is_flying.cpp
index 979a640a69..7118f352fe 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/is_flying.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/is_flying.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void Plane::update_is_flying_5Hz(void)
 #if HAL_ADSB_ENABLED
     adsb.set_is_flying(new_is_flying);
 #endif
-#if PARACHUTE == ENABLED
+#if HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
     parachute.set_is_flying(new_is_flying);
 #endif
 #if AP_STATS_ENABLED
diff --git a/ArduPlane/parachute.cpp b/ArduPlane/parachute.cpp
index 61cec7ae0a..7023d33711 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/parachute.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/parachute.cpp
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 */
 void Plane::parachute_check()
 {
-#if PARACHUTE == ENABLED
+#if HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
     parachute.update();
     parachute.check_sink_rate();
 #endif
 }
 
-#if PARACHUTE == ENABLED
+#if HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
 
 /*
   parachute_release - trigger the release of the parachute
diff --git a/ArduPlane/servos.cpp b/ArduPlane/servos.cpp
index 4f7b1c4450..aa2c7ce373 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/servos.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/servos.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ bool Plane::suppress_throttle(void)
         return false;
     }
 
-#if PARACHUTE == ENABLED
+#if HAL_PARACHUTE_ENABLED
     if (control_mode->does_auto_throttle() && parachute.release_initiated()) {
         // throttle always suppressed in auto-throttle modes after parachute release initiated
         throttle_suppressed = true;