diff --git a/examples/nimble_gatt/Makefile b/examples/nimble_gatt/Makefile
index e256343e6a..a8424572f8 100644
--- a/examples/nimble_gatt/Makefile
+++ b/examples/nimble_gatt/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
 
 # Include NimBLE
 USEPKG += nimble
+USEMODULE += nimble_svc_gap
+USEMODULE += nimble_svc_gatt
 
 # We also use the AD part of the BLE helper module
 USEMODULE += bluetil_ad
diff --git a/pkg/nimble/service.gap.mk b/pkg/nimble/service.gap.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index a584f7ff2b..0000000000
--- a/pkg/nimble/service.gap.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-MODULE = nimble_host_services_gap
-
-SRC += ble_svc_gap.c
-
-include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/pkg/nimble/service.gatt.mk b/pkg/nimble/service.gatt.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index c144fbae66..0000000000
--- a/pkg/nimble/service.gatt.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-MODULE = nimble_host_services_gatt
-
-SRC += ble_svc_gatt.c
-
-include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base