diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep b/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep
index 965adcc389..1ed8ddfd79 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_lorawan,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += ztimer_msec
   USEMODULE += random
   USEMODULE += hashes
+  USEMODULE += iolist
   USEMODULE += crypto_aes_128
-  USEMODULE += netdev_layer
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_nettype_lorawan
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_uhcpc,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += fmt
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_%,$(filter-out gnrc_netapi gnrc_netreg gnrc_netif% gnrc_pkt%,$(USEMODULE))))
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_%,$(filter-out gnrc_lorawan gnrc_netapi gnrc_netreg gnrc_netif% gnrc_pkt%,$(USEMODULE))))
   USEMODULE += gnrc
 endif
 
@@ -124,6 +123,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netif,$(USEMODULE)))
   endif
   ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_lorawan,$(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += gnrc_netif_lorawan
+    USEMODULE += gnrc_nettype_lorawan
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/include/gnrc_lorawan_internal.h b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/include/gnrc_lorawan_internal.h
index afa0f4af9d..933e7c169a 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/include/gnrc_lorawan_internal.h
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/include/gnrc_lorawan_internal.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "net/lorawan/hdr.h"
 #include "net/gnrc/pktbuf.h"
 #include "net/netdev.h"
-#include "net/netdev/layer.h"
 #include "net/loramac.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus