diff --git a/babeld/babel_interface.c b/babeld/babel_interface.c
index 24f56f3..2b5f956 100644
--- a/babeld/babel_interface.c
+++ b/babeld/babel_interface.c
@@ -565,10 +565,6 @@
         babel_ifp->flags |= BABEL_IF_LQ;
     }
 
-    /* Since the interface was marked as active above, the
-     idle_hello_interval cannot be the one being used here. */
-    babel_ifp->update_interval = babel_ifp->hello_interval * 4;
-
     memset(&mreq, 0, sizeof(mreq));
     memcpy(&mreq.ipv6mr_multiaddr, protocol_group, 16);
     mreq.ipv6mr_interface = ifp->ifindex;
@@ -1019,7 +1015,8 @@
     babel_ifp->bucket_time = babel_now.tv_sec;
     babel_ifp->bucket = BUCKET_TOKENS_MAX;
     babel_ifp->hello_seqno = (random() & 0xFFFF);
-    babel_ifp->hello_interval = BABELD_DEFAULT_HELLO_INTERVAL;
+    babel_ifp->hello_interval = BABEL_DEFAULT_HELLO_INTERVAL;
+    babel_ifp->update_interval = BABEL_DEFAULT_UPDATE_INTERVAL;
     babel_ifp->channel = BABEL_IF_CHANNEL_INTERFERING;
 
     return babel_ifp;
diff --git a/babeld/babel_interface.h b/babeld/babel_interface.h
index 1761e3d..94fd8e5 100644
--- a/babeld/babel_interface.h
+++ b/babeld/babel_interface.h
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@
     return ((babel_interface_nfo*) ifp->info);
 }
 
-#define IF_CONF(_ifp, _field) babel_get_if_nfo(_ifp)->_field
-
 /* babel_interface_nfo flags */
 #define BABEL_IF_IS_UP         (1 << 0)
 #define BABEL_IF_WIRED         (1 << 1)
diff --git a/babeld/babel_main.c b/babeld/babel_main.c
index 3d83091..0fcba74 100644
--- a/babeld/babel_main.c
+++ b/babeld/babel_main.c
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@
 unsigned char myid[8];            /* unique id (mac address of an interface) */
 int debug = 0;
 
-int default_wireless_hello_interval = -1;
-int default_wired_hello_interval = -1;
 int resend_delay = -1;
 static const char *pidfile = PATH_BABELD_PID;
 
@@ -258,18 +256,7 @@
     vty_init (master);
     memory_init ();
 
-    if(default_wireless_hello_interval <= 0)
-        default_wireless_hello_interval = 4000;
-    default_wireless_hello_interval = MAX(default_wireless_hello_interval, 5);
-
-    if(default_wired_hello_interval <= 0)
-        default_wired_hello_interval = 4000;
-    default_wired_hello_interval = MAX(default_wired_hello_interval, 5);
-
-    resend_delay = 2000;
-    resend_delay = MIN(resend_delay, default_wireless_hello_interval / 2);
-    resend_delay = MIN(resend_delay, default_wired_hello_interval / 2);
-    resend_delay = MAX(resend_delay, 20);
+    resend_delay = BABEL_DEFAULT_RESEND_DELAY;
 
     if(parasitic && allow_duplicates >= 0) {
         /* Too difficult to get right. */
diff --git a/babeld/babel_main.h b/babeld/babel_main.h
index 4c08e18..a4038de 100644
--- a/babeld/babel_main.h
+++ b/babeld/babel_main.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 extern struct timeval babel_now;         /* current time             */
 extern struct thread_master *master;     /* quagga's threads handler */
 extern int debug;
-extern int default_wireless_hello_interval, default_wired_hello_interval;
 extern int resend_delay;
 
 extern unsigned char myid[8];
diff --git a/babeld/babeld.h b/babeld/babeld.h
index 3c47323..b19ae0f 100644
--- a/babeld/babeld.h
+++ b/babeld/babeld.h
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@
 #define BABEL_VTY_PORT 2609
 #define BABEL_DEFAULT_CONFIG "babeld.conf"
 #define BABEL_VERSION "0.1 for quagga"
-#define BABELD_DEFAULT_HELLO_INTERVAL 4000 /* miliseconds */
+
+/* Values in milliseconds */
+#define BABEL_DEFAULT_HELLO_INTERVAL 4000
+#define BABEL_DEFAULT_UPDATE_INTERVAL 16000
+#define BABEL_DEFAULT_RESEND_DELAY 2000
 
 
 /* Babel socket. */