diff --git a/oscar/SleepLib/loader_plugins/edfparser.h b/oscar/SleepLib/loader_plugins/edfparser.h
index 7e90571b..2bb7778d 100644
--- a/oscar/SleepLib/loader_plugins/edfparser.h
+++ b/oscar/SleepLib/loader_plugins/edfparser.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ const char AnnoSep = 20;
 const char AnnoDurMark = 21;
 const char AnnoEnd = 0;
 
+// EDFType is used by all the edf loaders - resmed and sleepstyle, so far
+enum EDFType { EDF_UNKNOWN, EDF_BRP, EDF_PLD, EDF_SAD, EDF_EVE, EDF_CSL, EDF_AEV, EDF_RT };
+
 /*! \struct EDFHeader
     \brief  Represents the EDF+ header structure, used as a place holder while processing the text data.
     \note More information on the EDF+ file format can be obtained from http://edfplus.info
diff --git a/oscar/SleepLib/loader_plugins/resmed_EDFinfo.h b/oscar/SleepLib/loader_plugins/resmed_EDFinfo.h
index 2c4efb10..b8774b3e 100644
--- a/oscar/SleepLib/loader_plugins/resmed_EDFinfo.h
+++ b/oscar/SleepLib/loader_plugins/resmed_EDFinfo.h
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 #include "SleepLib/profiles.h"
 #include "SleepLib/loader_plugins/edfparser.h"
 
-enum EDFType { EDF_UNKNOWN, EDF_BRP, EDF_PLD, EDF_SAD, EDF_EVE, EDF_CSL, EDF_AEV };
+// moved to edfparser.h
+// enum EDFType { EDF_UNKNOWN, EDF_BRP, EDF_PLD, EDF_SAD, EDF_EVE, EDF_CSL, EDF_AEV };
 
 EDFType lookupEDFType(const QString & filename);
 
diff --git a/oscar/SleepLib/loader_plugins/sleepstyle_EDFinfo.h b/oscar/SleepLib/loader_plugins/sleepstyle_EDFinfo.h
index 32efd1db..180ac7cf 100644
--- a/oscar/SleepLib/loader_plugins/sleepstyle_EDFinfo.h
+++ b/oscar/SleepLib/loader_plugins/sleepstyle_EDFinfo.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "SleepLib/loader_plugins/edfparser.h"
 
 //enum EDFType { EDF_UNKNOWN, EDF_BRP, EDF_PLD, EDF_SAD, EDF_EVE, EDF_CSL, EDF_AEV };
-enum EDFType { EDF_UNKNOWN, EDF_RT };
+//enum EDFType { EDF_UNKNOWN, EDF_RT };     // moved to edfparser.h
 
 // EDFType lookupEDFType(const QString & filename);