diff --git a/helpers/helpers.v2.1.d/php b/helpers/helpers.v2.1.d/php
index 3cca2c8fb..b7165e010 100644
--- a/helpers/helpers.v2.1.d/php
+++ b/helpers/helpers.v2.1.d/php
@@ -3,18 +3,6 @@
 # (this is used in the apt helpers, big meh ...)
 readonly YNH_DEFAULT_PHP_VERSION=7.4
 
-# Legacy: auto-convert phpversion to php_version (for consistency with nodejs_version, ruby_version, ...)
-if [[ -n "${app:-}" ]] && [[ -n "${phpversion:-}" ]]
-then
-    if [[ -z "${php_version:-}" ]]
-    then
-        php_version=$phpversion
-        ynh_app_setting_set --key=php_version --value=$php_version
-    fi
-    ynh_app_setting_delete --key=phpversion
-    unset phpversion
-fi
-
 # Create a dedicated PHP-FPM config
 #
 # usage: ynh_config_add_phpfpm
diff --git a/helpers/helpers.v2.1.d/setting b/helpers/helpers.v2.1.d/setting
index 82528efa5..01480331c 100644
--- a/helpers/helpers.v2.1.d/setting
+++ b/helpers/helpers.v2.1.d/setting
@@ -122,3 +122,18 @@ else:
 EOF
     eval "$xtrace_enable"
 }
+
+# Legacy: auto-convert phpversion to php_version (for consistency with nodejs_version, ruby_version, ...)
+# This has to be here and not in the "php" code file because ynh_app_setting_set/delete need to be defined @_@
+if [[ -n "${app:-}" ]] && [[ -n "${phpversion:-}" ]]
+then
+    if [[ -z "${php_version:-}" ]]
+    then
+        php_version=$phpversion
+        ynh_app_setting_set --key=php_version --value=$php_version
+    fi
+    ynh_app_setting_delete --key=phpversion
+    unset phpversion
+fi
+
+