diff --git a/packages/contracts/src/schemas/configs.ts b/packages/contracts/src/schemas/configs.ts
index 1a2d9fd3b..fbf20bf9a 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/src/schemas/configs.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/schemas/configs.ts
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ export type ShowAverage = z.infer<typeof ShowAverageSchema>;
 export const ColorHexValueSchema = z.string().regex(/^#([\da-f]{3}){1,2}$/i);
 export type ColorHexValue = z.infer<typeof ColorHexValueSchema>;
 
-export const DifficultySchema = z.enum(["normal", "expert", "master"]);
-export type Difficulty = z.infer<typeof DifficultySchema>;
+export const DifficultySchema = Shared.DifficultySchema;
+export type Difficulty = Shared.Difficulty;
 
 export const ModeSchema = Shared.ModeSchema;
 export type Mode = Shared.Mode;
diff --git a/packages/contracts/src/schemas/shared.ts b/packages/contracts/src/schemas/shared.ts
index f73a9b136..e92e86919 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/src/schemas/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/schemas/shared.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { z } from "zod";
-import { DifficultySchema } from "./configs";
 import { StringNumberSchema } from "./util";
 
+//used by config
+export const DifficultySchema = z.enum(["normal", "expert", "master"]);
+export type Difficulty = z.infer<typeof DifficultySchema>;
+
 //used by user and config
 export const PersonalBestSchema = z.object({
   acc: z.number().nonnegative().max(100),