Change to be an extension

kmk/kmk_keyboard.py

@@ -293,15 +293,6 @@ class KMKKeyboard:
                 cm.extend(m.coord_mapping)
             self.coord_mapping = tuple(cm)
 
-    def _init_replace_strings_in_keymap_with_keys(self):
-        for _, layer in enumerate(self.keymap):
-            for key_idx, key in enumerate(layer):
-                if isinstance(key, str):
-                    replacement = KC[key]
-                    layer[key_idx] = replacement
-                    if self.debug_enabled:
-                        print(f"Replacing '{key}' with {replacement}")
-
     def _init_hid(self):
         if self.hid_type == HIDModes.NOOP:
             self._hid_helper = AbstractHID
@@ -484,7 +475,6 @@ class KMKKeyboard:
         self._init_sanity_check()
         self._init_hid()
         self._init_matrix()
-        self._init_replace_strings_in_keymap_with_keys()
         self._init_coord_mapping()
 
         for module in self.modules: