diff --git a/cpp/cmd/sh2peaks.cpp b/cpp/cmd/sh2peaks.cpp
index 8cf46a9cab..b17ceea8e8 100644
--- a/cpp/cmd/sh2peaks.cpp
+++ b/cpp/cmd/sh2peaks.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "algo/loop.h"
 #include "command.h"
+#include "dwi/directions/predefined.h"
 #include "file/matrix.h"
 #include "image.h"
 #include "math/SH.h"
@@ -298,10 +299,10 @@ void run() {
 
   opt = get_options("seeds");
   Eigen::Matrix<value_type, Eigen::Dynamic, 2> dirs;
-  if (!opt.empty())
-    dirs = File::Matrix::load_matrix<value_type>(opt[0][0]);
+  if (opt.empty())
+    dirs = DWI::Directions::electrostatic_repulsion_60().cast<value_type>();
   else
-    dirs = Eigen::Map<Eigen::Matrix<value_type, 60, 2>>(default_directions, 60, 2);
+    dirs = File::Matrix::load_matrix<value_type>(opt[0][0]);
   if (dirs.cols() != 2)
     throw Exception("expecting 2 columns for search directions matrix");
 
@@ -348,17 +349,3 @@ void run() {
 
   Thread::run_queue(loader, Thread::batch(Item()), Thread::multi(processor));
 }
-
-value_type default_directions[] = {
-    0,         0,        -3.14159, 1.3254,   -2.58185,   1.50789,  2.23616,   1.46585,  0.035637,  0.411961,
-    2.65836,   0.913741, 0.780743, 1.23955,  -0.240253,  1.58088,  -0.955334, 1.08447,  1.12534,   1.78765,
-    1.12689,   1.30126,  0.88512,  1.55615,  2.08019,    1.16222,  0.191423,  1.06076,  1.29453,   0.707568,
-    2.794,     1.24245,  2.02138,  0.337172, 1.59186,    1.30164,  -2.83601,  0.910221, 0.569095,  0.96362,
-    3.05336,   1.00206,  2.4406,   1.19129,  0.437969,   1.30795,  0.247623,  0.728643, -0.193887, 1.0467,
-    -1.34638,  1.14233,  1.35977,  1.54693,  1.82433,    0.660035, -0.766769, 1.3685,   -2.02757,  1.02063,
-    -0.78071,  0.667313, -1.47543, 1.45516,  -1.10765,   1.38916,  -1.65789,  0.871848, 1.89902,   1.44647,
-    3.08122,   0.336433, -2.35317, 1.25244,  2.54757,    0.586206, -2.14697,  0.338323, 3.10764,   0.670594,
-    1.75238,   0.991972, -1.21593, 0.82585,  -0.259942,  0.71572,  -1.51829,  0.549286, 2.22968,   0.851973,
-    0.979108,  0.954864, 1.36274,  1.04186,  -0.0104792, 1.33716,  -0.891568, 0.33526,  -2.0635,   0.68273,
-    -2.41353,  0.917031, 2.57199,  1.50166,  0.965936,   0.33624,  0.763244,  0.657346, -2.61583,  0.606725,
-    -0.429332, 1.30226,  -2.91118, 1.56901,  -2.79822,   1.24559,  -1.70453,  1.20406,  -0.582782, 0.975235};