diff --git a/cmake/glfw.cmake b/cmake/glfw.cmake
index b176fbb5b..8e001abb2 100644
--- a/cmake/glfw.cmake
+++ b/cmake/glfw.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ target_sources(mbgl-glfw
     PRIVATE platform/glfw/settings_json.hpp
     PRIVATE platform/glfw/settings_json.cpp
     PRIVATE platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.hpp
-    PRIVATE platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.cpp
 )
 
 # Our GL implementation is internal to mbgl-core, which causes the GL header to
diff --git a/cmake/offline.cmake b/cmake/offline.cmake
index 1ec3f61e3..c9a334979 100644
--- a/cmake/offline.cmake
+++ b/cmake/offline.cmake
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ add_executable(mbgl-offline
 
 target_sources(mbgl-offline
     PRIVATE platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.hpp
-    PRIVATE platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.cpp
 )
 
 target_compile_options(mbgl-offline
diff --git a/platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.cpp b/platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f4ca862f..000000000
--- a/platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#include <mbgl/util/default_styles.hpp>
-
-namespace mbgl {
-namespace util {
-namespace default_styles {
-
-const DefaultStyle streets          = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v10",           "Streets",           10 };
-const DefaultStyle outdoors         = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/outdoors-v10",          "Outdoors",          10 };
-const DefaultStyle light            = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/light-v9",              "Light",              9 };
-const DefaultStyle dark             = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/dark-v9",               "Dark",               9 };
-const DefaultStyle satellite        = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/satellite-v9",          "Satellite",          9 };
-const DefaultStyle satelliteStreets = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/satellite-streets-v10", "Satellite Streets", 10 };
-const DefaultStyle trafficDay       = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/traffic-day-v2",        "Traffic Day",        2 };
-const DefaultStyle trafficNight     = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/traffic-night-v2",      "Traffic Night",      2 };
-
-} // namespace default_styles
-} // end namespace util
-} // end namespace mbgl
diff --git a/platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.hpp b/platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.hpp
index 466102d62..43dafb808 100644
--- a/platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.hpp
+++ b/platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.hpp
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ struct DefaultStyle {
     const unsigned currentVersion;
 };
 
-extern const DefaultStyle streets;
-extern const DefaultStyle outdoors;
-extern const DefaultStyle light;
-extern const DefaultStyle dark;
-extern const DefaultStyle satellite;
-extern const DefaultStyle satelliteStreets;
-extern const DefaultStyle trafficDay;
-extern const DefaultStyle trafficNight;
+constexpr const DefaultStyle streets          = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v10",           "Streets",           10 };
+constexpr const DefaultStyle outdoors         = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/outdoors-v10",          "Outdoors",          10 };
+constexpr const DefaultStyle light            = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/light-v9",              "Light",              9 };
+constexpr const DefaultStyle dark             = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/dark-v9",               "Dark",               9 };
+constexpr const DefaultStyle satellite        = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/satellite-v9",          "Satellite",          9 };
+constexpr const DefaultStyle satelliteStreets = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/satellite-streets-v10", "Satellite Streets", 10 };
+constexpr const DefaultStyle trafficDay       = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/traffic-day-v2",        "Traffic Day",        2 };
+constexpr const DefaultStyle trafficNight     = { "mapbox://styles/mapbox/traffic-night-v2",      "Traffic Night",      2 };
 
 const DefaultStyle orderedStyles[] = {
     streets, outdoors, light, dark, satellite, satelliteStreets,
diff --git a/platform/ios/config.cmake b/platform/ios/config.cmake
index 30cfad5d4..dbf6780c0 100644
--- a/platform/ios/config.cmake
+++ b/platform/ios/config.cmake
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ macro(mbgl_platform_core)
 
         # Default styles
         PRIVATE platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.hpp
-        PRIVATE platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.cpp
 
         # Offline
         PRIVATE platform/default/mbgl/storage/offline.cpp
diff --git a/platform/macos/config.cmake b/platform/macos/config.cmake
index de17dfb06..742fce251 100644
--- a/platform/macos/config.cmake
+++ b/platform/macos/config.cmake
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ macro(mbgl_platform_core)
 
         # Default styles
         PRIVATE platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.hpp
-        PRIVATE platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.cpp
 
         # Offline
         PRIVATE platform/default/mbgl/storage/offline.cpp
diff --git a/platform/qt/qt.cmake b/platform/qt/qt.cmake
index 5133d517d..c8567bc2f 100644
--- a/platform/qt/qt.cmake
+++ b/platform/qt/qt.cmake
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ add_library(qmapboxgl SHARED
     platform/qt/src/qmapboxgl.cpp
     platform/qt/src/qmapboxgl_p.hpp
     platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.hpp
-    platform/default/mbgl/util/default_styles.cpp
 )
 
 # C++ app