diff --git a/keyboards/ai03/equinox/keymaps/proto_via/keymap.c b/keyboards/ai03/equinox/keymaps/proto_via/keymap.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ff88c35412..0000000000
--- a/keyboards/ai03/equinox/keymaps/proto_via/keymap.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright 2019 Ryota Goto
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program. If not, see .
- */
-#include QMK_KEYBOARD_H
-/*
- K000, K001, K002, K003, K004, K005, K006, K007, K008, K009, K010, K011, \
- K100, K101, K102, K103, K104, K105, K106, K107, K108, K109, K110, K111, \
- K200, K201, K202, K203, K204, K205, K206, K207, K208, K209, K210, K211, \
- K300, K301, K302, K304, K306, K308, K309, K310, K311 \
-*/
-
-const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
- [0] = LAYOUT_all( /* Base */
- MO(2), KC_Q, KC_W, KC_E, KC_R, KC_T, KC_Y, KC_U, KC_I, KC_O, KC_P, KC_BSPC,
- MO(1), KC_A, KC_S, KC_D, KC_F, KC_G, KC_H, KC_J, KC_K, KC_L, KC_SCLN, KC_ENT,
- KC_LSFT, KC_LSFT, KC_Z, KC_X, KC_C, KC_V, KC_B, KC_N, KC_M, KC_COMM, KC_DOT, KC_RSFT,
- KC_LCTL, KC_LGUI, KC_LALT, KC_SPC, KC_SPC, KC_SPC, KC_GRV, KC_RGUI, KC_DEL
- ),
- [1] = LAYOUT_all( /* Extra Keys */
- _______, _______, KC_PGUP, _______, _______, KC_LBRC, KC_RBRC, _______, KC_UP, _______, _______, _______,
- _______, KC_HOME, KC_PGDN, KC_END, _______, KC_BSLS, KC_SLSH, KC_LEFT, KC_DOWN, KC_RGHT, _______, _______,
- _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, KC_PSCR, KC_ESC, KC_QUOT, _______, KC_DOT, _______, _______,
- _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______
- ),
- [2] = LAYOUT_all( /* Num and FN */
- _______, KC_1, KC_2, KC_3, KC_4, KC_5, KC_6, KC_7, KC_8, KC_9, KC_0, _______,
- _______, KC_F1, KC_F2, KC_F3, KC_F4, KC_F5, KC_F6, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______,
- _______, _______, KC_F7, KC_F8, KC_F9, KC_F10, KC_F11, KC_F12, _______, _______, _______, _______,
- _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______
- ),
- [3] = LAYOUT_all( /* Other */
- _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______,
- _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______,
- _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______,
- _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______
- )
-};
diff --git a/keyboards/ai03/equinox/keymaps/proto_via/readme.md b/keyboards/ai03/equinox/keymaps/proto_via/readme.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 07ef0f533c..0000000000
--- a/keyboards/ai03/equinox/keymaps/proto_via/readme.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# The proto via keymap for equinox
-
-Has the necessary tweaks to run on early prototype PCBs.
-Not to be used for production run PCBs.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/keyboards/ai03/equinox/keymaps/proto_via/rules.mk b/keyboards/ai03/equinox/keymaps/proto_via/rules.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 9aa34bbdad..0000000000
--- a/keyboards/ai03/equinox/keymaps/proto_via/rules.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-VIA_ENABLE = yes
-
-# Fix for prototype missing COL0, COL1, using backlight and RGB underglow I/O pins
-BACKLIGHT_ENABLE = no # Enable keyboard backlight functionality
-RGBLIGHT_ENABLE = no # Enable keyboard RGB underglow
diff --git a/keyboards/ai03/equinox/keymaps/proto_via/config.h b/keyboards/ai03/equinox/rev0/config.h
similarity index 80%
rename from keyboards/ai03/equinox/keymaps/proto_via/config.h
rename to keyboards/ai03/equinox/rev0/config.h
index 4637a3748c..be599c1225 100644
--- a/keyboards/ai03/equinox/keymaps/proto_via/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/ai03/equinox/rev0/config.h
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ along with this program. If not, see .
#undef MATRIX_COL_PINS
#define MATRIX_COL_PINS { C4, B7, C6, C7, B6, B5, B4, B3, B2, B1, B0, D6 }
+// This directs backlight code to use a disconnected pin, so the firwmare still has
+// backlight code and VIA support even though it doesn't do anything.
+#undef BACKLIGHT_PIN
+#define BACKLIGHT_PIN D1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/keyboards/ai03/equinox/rev0/rules.mk b/keyboards/ai03/equinox/rev0/rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1408fb702b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/ai03/equinox/rev0/rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Dummy rules.mk, rev0 uses parent rules.mk as is
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/keyboards/ai03/equinox/rev1/config.h b/keyboards/ai03/equinox/rev1/config.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfaa2d3689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/ai03/equinox/rev1/config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2019 Ryota Goto
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see .
+*/
+
+#pragma once
diff --git a/keyboards/ai03/equinox/rev1/rules.mk b/keyboards/ai03/equinox/rev1/rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e226fb509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/ai03/equinox/rev1/rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Dummy rules.mk, rev1 uses parent rules.mk as is
\ No newline at end of file