diff --git a/drivers/cc110x_legacy_csma/cc1100.c b/drivers/cc110x_legacy_csma/cc1100.c
index 4decf00cd5..6c4df25ede 100644
--- a/drivers/cc110x_legacy_csma/cc1100.c
+++ b/drivers/cc110x_legacy_csma/cc1100.c
@@ -97,21 +97,6 @@ volatile cc1100_flags rflags;       ///< Radio control flags
 static uint8_t radio_address;       ///< Radio address
 static uint8_t radio_channel;       ///< Radio channel number
 
-const radio_t radio_cc1100 = {      ///< Radio driver API
-    "CC1100",
-    CC1100_BROADCAST_ADDRESS,
-    MAX_OUTPUT_POWER,
-    cc1100_get_avg_transmission_duration,
-    cc1100_get_address,
-    cc1100_set_address,
-    cc1100_set_output_power,
-    cc1100_set_packet_monitor,
-    cc1100_set_packet_handler,
-    cc1100_send_csmaca,
-    cc1100_print_statistic,
-    cc1100_print_config
-};
-
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 //                   Data structures for mode control
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/drivers/include/cc110x_legacy_csma/cc1100-interface.h b/drivers/include/cc110x_legacy_csma/cc1100-interface.h
index 4cf16ff2c4..6042cb26d9 100644
--- a/drivers/include/cc110x_legacy_csma/cc1100-interface.h
+++ b/drivers/include/cc110x_legacy_csma/cc1100-interface.h
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define CC1100_RADIO_MODE CC1100_MODE_CONSTANT_RX
 #endif
 
-/// CC1100 radio interface
-extern const radio_t radio_cc1100;
 
 /**
  * @brief   Initialize radio layer.
diff --git a/sys/include/radio/radio.h b/sys/include/radio/radio.h
index 40525ca33c..9f6cd6d372 100644
--- a/sys/include/radio/radio.h
+++ b/sys/include/radio/radio.h
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@
  *
  * @author      baar
  * @author      Thomas Hillebrandt <hillebra@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- * @version     $Revision: 1961 $
  *
- * @note        $Id$
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -41,40 +39,15 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#define L1_PROTOCOL_CATCH_ALL             (0xff)    ///< Catch all protocol ID
-
-enum layer_1_protocols {
-    LAYER_1_PROTOCOL_LL_ACK     = 1,    ///< Link-Level Acknowledgement (LL-ACK)
-    LAYER_1_PROTOCOL_MM         = 2,    ///< Micro Mesh network packet (MM)
-};
+#define L1_PROTOCOL_CATCH_ALL             (0xff)    /**< Catch all protocol ID */
 
 /**
- * Radio/MAC API.
+ * @brief Link layer protocols (sic!) for proprietary cc110x protocol stack
  */
-typedef struct {
-    const char  *name;
-    const radio_address_t broadcast_address;
-    const uint8_t output_power_max;
-    /**
-     * @return  the average transmission duration of one packet
-     *          in milliseconds, e.g. till ACK received.
-     */
-    int (*get_avg_transmission_duration)(void);
-    radio_address_t (*get_address)(void);
-    bool (*set_address)(radio_address_t address);
-    bool (*set_output_power)(uint8_t pa_idx);
-    bool (*set_packet_monitor)(packet_monitor_t monitor);
-    /**
-     * @return  -1 if an error occurs (e.g. handler table full) else >= 0.
-     */
-    int (*set_packet_handler)(protocol_t protocol, packet_handler_t handler);
-    /**
-     * @return  A negative value if operation failed; else the number of transmitted bytes.
-     */
-    int (*send)(radio_address_t address, protocol_t protocol, int priority, char *payload, int payload_len);
-    void (*print_stats)(void);
-    void (*print_config)(void);
-} radio_t;
+enum layer_1_protocols {
+    LAYER_1_PROTOCOL_LL_ACK     = 1,    /**< Link-Level Acknowledgement (LL-ACK) */
+    LAYER_1_PROTOCOL_MM         = 2,    /**< Micro Mesh network packet (MM) */
+};
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }