diff --git a/homeassistant/components/light/rflink.py b/homeassistant/components/light/rflink.py
index 127121dda86..ab532e2368a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/light/rflink.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/light/rflink.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ from homeassistant.components.light import (
 from homeassistant.components.rflink import (
     CONF_ALIASSES, CONF_DEVICE_DEFAULTS, CONF_DEVICES, CONF_FIRE_EVENT,
     CONF_IGNORE_DEVICES, CONF_NEW_DEVICES_GROUP, CONF_SIGNAL_REPETITIONS,
-    DATA_DEVICE_REGISTER, DATA_ENTITY_LOOKUP, DEFAULT_SIGNAL_REPETITIONS,
-    DOMAIN, EVENT_KEY_COMMAND, EVENT_KEY_ID, SwitchableRflinkDevice, cv, vol)
+    DATA_DEVICE_REGISTER, DATA_ENTITY_LOOKUP, DEVICE_DEFAULTS_SCHEMA, DOMAIN,
+    EVENT_KEY_COMMAND, EVENT_KEY_ID, SwitchableRflinkDevice, cv, vol)
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_NAME, CONF_PLATFORM, CONF_TYPE
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ['rflink']
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ TYPE_DIMMABLE = 'dimmable'
 TYPE_SWITCHABLE = 'switchable'
 TYPE_HYBRID = 'hybrid'
 
-DEVICE_DEFAULTS_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
-    vol.Optional(CONF_FIRE_EVENT, default=False): cv.boolean,
-    vol.Optional(CONF_SIGNAL_REPETITIONS,
-                 default=DEFAULT_SIGNAL_REPETITIONS): vol.Coerce(int),
-})
 PLATFORM_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
     vol.Required(CONF_PLATFORM): DOMAIN,
     vol.Optional(CONF_NEW_DEVICES_GROUP, default=None): cv.string,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rflink.py b/homeassistant/components/rflink.py
index 77fb5897828..13696318e01 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/rflink.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rflink.py
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ CONF_WAIT_FOR_ACK = 'wait_for_ack'
 DEFAULT_SIGNAL_REPETITIONS = 1
 DEFAULT_RECONNECT_INTERVAL = 10
 
+DEVICE_DEFAULTS_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
+    vol.Optional(CONF_FIRE_EVENT, default=False): cv.boolean,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_SIGNAL_REPETITIONS,
+                 default=DEFAULT_SIGNAL_REPETITIONS): vol.Coerce(int),
+})
+
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
     DOMAIN: vol.Schema({
         vol.Required(CONF_PORT): vol.Any(cv.port, cv.string),
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/switch/rflink.py b/homeassistant/components/switch/rflink.py
index 34e5db6f545..aa61987c3dd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/switch/rflink.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/switch/rflink.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import logging
 
 from homeassistant.components.rflink import (
     CONF_ALIASSES, CONF_DEVICE_DEFAULTS, CONF_DEVICES, CONF_FIRE_EVENT,
-    CONF_SIGNAL_REPETITIONS, DATA_ENTITY_LOOKUP, DEFAULT_SIGNAL_REPETITIONS,
+    CONF_SIGNAL_REPETITIONS, DATA_ENTITY_LOOKUP, DEVICE_DEFAULTS_SCHEMA,
     DOMAIN, EVENT_KEY_COMMAND, SwitchableRflinkDevice, cv, vol)
 from homeassistant.components.switch import SwitchDevice
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_NAME, CONF_PLATFORM
@@ -21,11 +21,8 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 PLATFORM_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
     vol.Required(CONF_PLATFORM): DOMAIN,
-    vol.Optional(CONF_DEVICE_DEFAULTS, default={}): vol.Schema({
-        vol.Optional(CONF_FIRE_EVENT, default=False): cv.boolean,
-        vol.Optional(CONF_SIGNAL_REPETITIONS,
-                     default=DEFAULT_SIGNAL_REPETITIONS): vol.Coerce(int),
-    }),
+    vol.Optional(CONF_DEVICE_DEFAULTS, default=DEVICE_DEFAULTS_SCHEMA({})):
+    DEVICE_DEFAULTS_SCHEMA,
     vol.Optional(CONF_DEVICES, default={}): vol.Schema({
         cv.string: {
             vol.Optional(CONF_NAME): cv.string,