diff --git a/default.el b/default.el
index 1e87f10..7ee7281 100644
--- a/default.el
+++ b/default.el
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
   ;; enable wheelmouse support by default
   (mwheel-install)
   ;; make switching frames works properly under the default click-to-focus
-  (setq focus-follows-mouse nil))
+  (setq focus-follows-mouse nil)
+  ;; default to better frame titles
+  (setq frame-title-format
+	(concat  "%b - emacs@" system-name)))
 
 (auto-compression-mode t)
diff --git a/dotemacs.el b/dotemacs.el
index 6ee704d..9180e94 100644
--- a/dotemacs.el
+++ b/dotemacs.el
@@ -8,7 +8,3 @@
 
 ;; enable visual feedback on selections
 ;(setq transient-mark-mode t)
-
-;; default to better frame titles
-(setq frame-title-format
-      (concat  "%b - emacs@" system-name))