diff --git a/boards/esp32-wroom-32/Makefile.dep b/boards/esp32-wroom-32/Makefile.dep
index 42df7386db..f19c2c1a36 100644
--- a/boards/esp32-wroom-32/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/esp32-wroom-32/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,51 +1,3 @@
 USEMODULE += boards_common_esp32
 
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/esp32/Makefile.dep
-
-# default parameter definitions when module enc28j60 is used
-ifneq (, $(filter enc28j60, $(USEMODULE)))
-
-    # avoid multiple definitions when package depenedencies are resolved recursively
-    ifndef ENC28J60_PARAM_DEFINED
-        ENC28J60_PARAM_DEFINED = 1
-
-        # default definitions
-        ENC28J60_PARAM_SPI   ?= SPI_DEV\(0\)
-        ENC28J60_PARAM_CS    ?= GPIO32
-        ENC28J60_PARAM_INT   ?= GPIO35
-        ENC28J60_PARAM_RESET ?= GPIO33
-        CFLAGS += -DENC28J60_PARAM_SPI=$(ENC28J60_PARAM_SPI)
-        CFLAGS += -DENC28J60_PARAM_CS=$(ENC28J60_PARAM_CS)
-        CFLAGS += -DENC28J60_PARAM_INT=$(ENC28J60_PARAM_INT)
-        CFLAGS += -DENC28J60_PARAM_RESET=$(ENC28J60_PARAM_RESET)
-
-        # to satisfy variable defintions in tests/driver_enc28j60/Makefile
-        ENC_SPI = $(ENC28J60_PARAM_SPI)
-        ENC_CS  = $(ENC28J60_PARAM_CS)
-        ENC_INT = $(ENC28J60_PARAM_INT)
-        ENC_RST = $(ENC28J60_PARAM_RESET)
-
-    endif
-endif
-
-# default parameter definitions when module mfr24j40 is used
-ifneq (, $(filter mrf24j40, $(USEMODULE)))
-
-    # avoid multiple definitions when package depenedencies are resolved recursively
-    ifndef MRF24J40_PARAM_DEFINED
-        MRF24J40_PARAM_DEFINED = 1
-
-        # default definitions
-        MRF24J40_PARAM_SPI     = SPI_DEV\(0\)
-        MRF24J40_PARAM_SPI_CLK = SPI_CLK_1MHZ
-        MRF24J40_PARAM_CS     ?= GPIO16
-        MRF24J40_PARAM_INT    ?= GPIO34
-        MRF24J40_PARAM_RESET  ?= GPIO17
-        CFLAGS += -DMRF24J40_PARAM_SPI=$(MRF24J40_PARAM_SPI)
-        CFLAGS += -DMRF24J40_PARAM_SPI_CLK=$(MRF24J40_PARAM_SPI_CLK)
-        CFLAGS += -DMRF24J40_PARAM_CS=$(MRF24J40_PARAM_CS)
-        CFLAGS += -DMRF24J40_PARAM_INT=$(MRF24J40_PARAM_INT)
-        CFLAGS += -DMRF24J40_PARAM_RESET=$(MRF24J40_PARAM_RESET)
-
-    endif
-endif
diff --git a/boards/esp32-wroom-32/doc.txt b/boards/esp32-wroom-32/doc.txt
index 1bd5d6aa1a..ce5c6dfb66 100644
--- a/boards/esp32-wroom-32/doc.txt
+++ b/boards/esp32-wroom-32/doc.txt
@@ -107,9 +107,10 @@ MRF24J40-based IEEE 802.15.4 radio modules and ENC28J60-based Ethernet network i
 #ifdef BOARD_ESP32_WROOM-32
 
 #if MODULE_MRF24J40
-#define MRF24J40_PARAM_CS       GPIO16      /* MRF24J40 CS signal    */
-#define MRF24J40_PARAM_RESET    GPIO17      /* MRF24J40 RESET signal */
-#define MRF24J40_PARAM_INT      GPIO34      /* MRF24J40 INT signal   */
+#define MRF24J40_PARAM_CS       GPIO16       /* MRF24J40 CS signal    */
+#define MRF24J40_PARAM_RESET    GPIO17       /* MRF24J40 RESET signal */
+#define MRF24J40_PARAM_INT      GPIO34       /* MRF24J40 INT signal   */
+#define MRF24J40_PARAM_SPI_CLK  SPI_CLK_1MHZ /* SPI clock frequency */
 #endif
 
 #if MODULE_ENC28J80