diff --git a/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.dep b/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.dep
index 7de44689f6..babcd96228 100644
--- a/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += nrfmin
-endif
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf51/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.features b/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.features
index 6cec355f5f..d2712cafab 100644
--- a/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.features
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 
-# Various other features (if any)
-
-# The board MPU family (used for grouping by the CI system)
-FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = cortex_m0_2
+# include common nrf51 based boards features
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf51/Makefile.features
 
 include $(RIOTCPU)/nrf51/Makefile.features
diff --git a/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.include b/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.include
index 7cb45a324f..a70b6acf73 100644
--- a/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.include
@@ -1,21 +1,17 @@
 # define the used CPU
-export CPU = nrf51
 export CPU_MODEL = nrf51x22xxaa
 
 # set default port depending on operating system
 PORT_LINUX ?= /dev/ttyUSB0
 PORT_DARWIN ?= $(firstword $(sort $(wildcard /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART*)))
 
-# define flash and debugging environment
-export FLASHER = $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/dist/flash.sh
-export DEBUGGER = $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/dist/debug.sh
-export DEBUGSERVER = JLinkGDBServer -device nrf51822 -if SWD
-export RESET = $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/dist/reset.sh
+# use jlink to program this board
+PROGRAMMER ?= jlink
 
-HEXFILE = $(BINFILE)
-export FFLAGS = $(BINDIR) $(HEXFILE)
-export DEBUGGER_FLAGS = $(BINDIR) $(ELFFILE)
-export RESET_FLAGS = $(BINDIR)
+# set required debug adapter for openocd if it's used
+ifeq (openocd,$(PROGRAMMER))
+  DEBUG_ADAPTER = jlink
+endif
 
-# setup serial terminal
-include $(RIOTMAKE)/tools/serial.inc.mk
+# include nrf51 boards common configuration
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf51/Makefile.include
diff --git a/boards/nrf6310/dist/debug.sh b/boards/nrf6310/dist/debug.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 24bdbae0f6..0000000000
--- a/boards/nrf6310/dist/debug.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Start in-circuit debugging on this board: this script starts up the GDB
-# client and connects to a GDB server.
-#
-# Start the GDB server first using the 'make debugserver' target
-
-# @author Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
-
-BINDIR=$1
-ELFFILE=$2
-
-# write GDB config file
-echo "target extended-remote 127.0.0.1:2331" > $BINDIR/gdb.cfg
-
-# run GDB
-arm-none-eabi-gdb -tui -command=$BINDIR/gdb.cfg $ELFFILE
diff --git a/boards/nrf6310/dist/flash.sh b/boards/nrf6310/dist/flash.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 0f4bbb33c7..0000000000
--- a/boards/nrf6310/dist/flash.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# This flash script dynamically generates a file with a set of commands which
-# have to be handed to the flashing script of SEGGER (JLinkExe >4.84).
-# After that, JLinkExe will be executed with that set of commands to flash the
-# latest .bin file to the board.
-
-# @author Timo Ziegler <timo.ziegler@fu-berlin.de>
-# @author Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
-
-BINDIR=$1
-HEXFILE=$2
-
-# setup JLink command file
-echo "device nrf51822" > $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "speed 1000" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "w4 4001e504 1" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "loadbin $HEXFILE 0" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "r" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "g" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "exit" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
-
-# flash new binary to the board
-JLinkExe < $BINDIR/burn.seg
diff --git a/boards/nrf6310/dist/reset.sh b/boards/nrf6310/dist/reset.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 509f127ea4..0000000000
--- a/boards/nrf6310/dist/reset.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# This script resets a nrf51822 target using JLink called
-# with a pre-defined reset sequence.
-
-# @author Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
-
-BINDIR=$1
-
-# create JLink command file for resetting the board
-echo "device nrf51822" > $BINDIR/reset.seg
-echo "r" >> $BINDIR/reset.seg
-echo "g" >> $BINDIR/reset.seg
-echo "exit" >> $BINDIR/reset.seg
-echo " " >> $BINDIR/reset.seg
-
-# reset the board
-JLinkExe < $BINDIR/reset.seg
diff --git a/boards/nrf6310/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nrf6310/include/periph_conf.h
index d1afa91ae3..7f00dffbb4 100644
--- a/boards/nrf6310/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nrf6310/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define PERIPH_CONF_H
 
 #include "periph_cpu.h"
+#include "periph_conf_common.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -43,30 +44,6 @@ extern "C" {
                                              *         2: derived from HFCLK */
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * @name    Timer configuration
- * @{
- */
-static const timer_conf_t timer_config[] = {
-    /* dev, channels, width */
-    { NRF_TIMER0, 3, TIMER_BITMODE_BITMODE_24Bit, TIMER0_IRQn }
-};
-
-#define TIMER_0_ISR         isr_timer0
-
-#define TIMER_NUMOF         (sizeof(timer_config) / sizeof(timer_config[0]))
-/** @} */
-
-/**
- * @name    Real time counter configuration
- * @{
- */
-#define RTT_NUMOF           (1U)
-#define RTT_DEV             (1)             /* NRF_RTC1 */
-#define RTT_MAX_VALUE       (0x00ffffff)
-#define RTT_FREQUENCY       (1024)
-/** @} */
-
 /**
  * @name    UART configuration
  * @{