diff --git a/keyboards/system76/ortho_split_2u/config.h b/keyboards/system76/ortho_split_2u/config.h
index f65716543b0..3271744e1a2 100644
--- a/keyboards/system76/ortho_split_2u/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/system76/ortho_split_2u/config.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #define DESCRIPTION     2U Split Ortho
 
 /* key matrix size */
-#define MATRIX_ROWS 6
+#define MATRIX_ROWS 12 // 6, but each side is separate
 #define MATRIX_COLS 16
 
 /* key matrix pins */
diff --git a/keyboards/system76/ortho_split_2u/ortho_split_2u.h b/keyboards/system76/ortho_split_2u/ortho_split_2u.h
index 2263fe7bb6d..2de6f34c086 100644
--- a/keyboards/system76/ortho_split_2u/ortho_split_2u.h
+++ b/keyboards/system76/ortho_split_2u/ortho_split_2u.h
@@ -5,45 +5,27 @@
 
 #define ___ KC_NO
 
-/* probably not going to work...
-#define LAYOUT( \
-      K00, K01, K02, K03, K04, K05, K06, K07, K08, K09, K0A, K0B, K0C, K0D, K0E, K0F, \
-      K10, K11, K12, K13, K14, K15, K16, K17, K18, K19, K1A, K1B, K1C,    K1D,   K1F, \
-         K21,   K22, K23, K24, K25, K26, K27, K28, K29, K2A, K2B, K2C, K2D, K2E, K2F, \
-         K31,   K32, K33, K34, K35, K36, K37, K38, K39, K3A, K3B, K3C,    K3D,   K3F, \
-         K41,   K42, K43, K44, K45, K46, K47, K48, K49, K4A, K4B,    K4C,   K4E, K4F, \
-         K51,   K52, K53, K54,    K56,      K57,   K59, K5A,    K5B,   K5D, K5E, K5F  \
-) { \
-    { K00, K01, K02, K03, K04, K05, K06, K07, K08, K09, K0A, K0B, K0C, K0D, K0E, K0F }, \
-    { K10, K11, K12, K13, K14, K15, K16, K17, K18, K19, K1A, K1B, K1C, K1D, ___, K1F }, \
-    { ___, K21, K22, K23, K24, K25, K26, K17, K28, K29, K2A, K2B, K2C, K2D, K2E, K2F }, \
-    { ___, K31, K32, K33, K34, K35, K36, K37, K38, K39, K3A, K3B, K3C, K3D, ___, K3F }, \
-    { ___, K41, K42, K43, K44, K45, K46, K47, K48, K49, K4A, K4B, K4C, ___, K4E, K4F }, \
-    { ___, K51, K52, K53, K54, ___, K56, K57, ___, K59, K5A, K5B, ___, K5D, K5E, K5F }, \
-}
-*/
-
 #define LAYOUT( \
   LA1, LA2, LA3, LA4, LA5, LA6, LA7, RA1, RA2, RA3, RA4, RA5, RA6, RA7, RA8, RA9, \
   LB1, LB2, LB3, LB4, LB5, LB6, LB7, RB1, RB2, RB3, RB4, RB5, RB6,    RB7,   RB9, \
      LC2,   LC3, LC4, LC5, LC6, LC7, RC1, RC2, RC3, RC4, RC5, RC6, RC7, RC8, RC9, \
      LD2,   LD3, LD4, LD5, LD6, LD7, RD1, RD2, RD3, RD4, RD5, RD6,    RD7,   RD9, \
      LE2,   LE3, LE4, LE5, LE6, LE7, RE1, RE2, RE3, RE4, RE5,    RE6,   RE8, RE9, \
-     LF2,   LF3, LF4, LF5,    LF6,      RF1,   RF3, RF4,    RF5,   RF7, RF8, RF9  \
+     LF2,   LF3, LF4, LF5,    LF7,      RF1,   RF3, RF4,    RF5,   RF7, RF8, RF9  \
   ) \
   { \
-    { LA1, LA2, LA3, LA4, LA5, LA6, LA7, ___, ___ }, \
-    { LB1, LB2, LB3, LB4, LB5, LB6, LB7, ___, ___ }, \
-    { ___, LC2, LC3, LC4, LC5, LC6, LC7, ___, ___ }, \
-    { ___, LD2, LD3, LD4, LD5, LD6, LD7, ___, ___ }, \
-    { ___, LE2, LE3, LE4, LE5, LE6, LE7, ___, ___ }, \
-    { ___, LF2, LF3, LF4, LF5, LF6, ___, ___, ___ }, \
+    { LA1, LA2, LA3, LA4, LA5, LA6, LA7 }, \
+    { LB1, LB2, LB3, LB4, LB5, LB6, LB7 }, \
+    { ___, LC2, LC3, LC4, LC5, LC6, LC7 }, \
+    { ___, LD2, LD3, LD4, LD5, LD6, LD7 }, \
+    { ___, LE2, LE3, LE4, LE5, LE6, LE7 }, \
+    { ___, LF2, LF3, LF4, LF5, ___, LF7 }, \
     { RA1, RA2, RA3, RA4, RA5, RA6, RA7, RA8, RA9 }, \
     { RB1, RB2, RB3, RB4, RB5, RB6, RB7, ___, RB9 }, \
     { RC1, RC2, RC3, RC4, RC5, RC6, RC7, RC8, RC9 }, \
     { RD1, RD2, RD3, RD4, RD5, RD6, RD7, ___, RD9 }, \
     { RE1, RE2, RE3, RE4, RE5, RE6, ___, RE8, RE9 }, \
-    { RF1, ___, RF3, RF4, RF5, ___, RF7, RF8, RF9 }, \
+    { RF1, ___, RF3, RF4, RF5, ___, RF7, RF8, RF9 }  \
   }
 
 #endif // ORTHO_SPLIT_2U_H