diff --git a/boards/samr21-xpro/auto_init_ng_netif/Makefile b/boards/samr21-xpro/auto_init_ng_netif/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 48422e909a..0000000000
--- a/boards/samr21-xpro/auto_init_ng_netif/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/auto_init_ng_netif/netif_app.c b/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/auto_init_ng_netif/netif_app.c
deleted file mode 100644
index aa92153a5c..0000000000
--- a/tests/driver_at86rf2xx/auto_init_ng_netif/netif_app.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Freie Universität Berlin
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @ingroup     tests
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- * @brief       Test application for AT86RF2xx network device driver
- *
- * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
- *
- * @}
- */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include "kernel.h"
-#include "at86rf2xx.h"
-#include "net/gnrc/nomac.h"
-#include "net/gnrc.h"
-
-/* make sure the SPI port and the needed GPIO pins are defined */
-#ifndef ATRF_SPI
-#error "SPI not defined"
-#endif
-#ifndef ATRF_CS
-#error "Chip select pin not defined"
-#endif
-#ifndef ATRF_INT
-#error "Interrupt pin not defined"
-#endif
-#ifndef ATRF_SLEEP
-#error "Sleep pin not defined"
-#endif
-#ifndef ATRF_RESET
-#error "Reset pin not defined"
-#endif
-#ifndef ATRF_SPI_SPEED
-#define ATRF_SPI_SPEED          (SPI_SPEED_5MHZ)
-#endif
-
-/**
- * @brief   MAC layer stack configuration
- * @{
- */
-#define STACKSIZE               (THREAD_STACKSIZE_MAIN)
-#define PRIO                    (0)
-/** @} */
-
-/**
- * @brief   Allocate the AT86RF2xx device descriptor
- */
-static at86rf2xx_t dev;
-
-/**
- * @brief   Stack for the nomac thread
- */
-static char nomac_stack[STACKSIZE];
-
-
-void auto_init_ng_netif(void)
-{
-    kernel_pid_t iface;
-    int res;
-
-    /* initialize the AT86RF2xx device */
-    printf("Initializing the AT86RF2xx radio at SPI_%i... \n", ATRF_SPI);
-    res = at86rf2xx_init(&dev, ATRF_SPI, ATRF_SPI_SPEED,
-                         ATRF_CS, ATRF_INT,
-                         ATRF_SLEEP, ATRF_RESET);
-    if (res < 0) {
-        puts("Error initializing AT86RF2xx radio device");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    /* start MAC layer */
-    puts("Starting the NOMAC layer on top of the driver");
-    iface = gnrc_nomac_init(nomac_stack, sizeof(nomac_stack), PRIO, "at86rf2xx",
-                            (gnrc_netdev_t *)(&dev));
-    if (iface <= KERNEL_PID_UNDEF) {
-        puts("Error initializing MAC layer");
-        return;
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/tests/driver_kw2xrf/auto_init_ng_netif/netif_app.c b/tests/driver_kw2xrf/auto_init_ng_netif/netif_app.c
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index f4a290a5dc..0000000000
--- a/tests/driver_kw2xrf/auto_init_ng_netif/netif_app.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Freie Universität Berlin
- * Copyright (C) 2015 PHYTEC Messtechnik GmbH
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @ingroup     tests
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- * @brief       Test application for KW2xRF network device driver
- *
- * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
- * @author      Jonas Remmert <j.remmert@phytec.de>
- *
- * @}
- */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include "kernel.h"
-#include "kw2xrf.h"
-#include "net/gnrc/nomac.h"
-#include "net/gnrc.h"
-
-/* make sure the SPI port and the needed GPIO pins are defined */
-#ifndef KWRF_SPI
-#error "SPI not defined"
-#endif
-#ifndef KWRF_CS
-#error "Chip select pin not defined"
-#endif
-#ifndef KWRF_INT
-#error "Interrupt pin not defined"
-#endif
-#ifndef KWRF_SPI_SPEED
-#define KWRF_SPI_SPEED          (SPI_SPEED_10MHZ)
-#endif
-
-/**
- * @brief   MAC layer stack configuration
- * @{
- */
-#define STACKSIZE               (THREAD_STACKSIZE_MAIN)
-#define PRIO                    (0)
-/** @} */
-
-/**
- * @brief   Allocate the KW2XRF device descriptor
- */
-static kw2xrf_t dev;
-
-/**
- * @brief   Stack for the nomac thread
- */
-static char nomac_stack[STACKSIZE];
-
-
-void auto_init_ng_netif(void)
-{
-    kernel_pid_t iface;
-    int res;
-
-    /* initialize the KW2XRF device */
-    printf("Initializing the KW2XRF radio at SPI_%i... \n", KWRF_SPI);
-    res = kw2xrf_init(&dev, KWRF_SPI, KWRF_SPI_SPEED,
-                            KWRF_CS, KWRF_INT);
-    if (res < 0) {
-        puts("Error initializing KW2XRF radio device");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    /* start MAC layer */
-    puts("Starting the NOMAC layer on top of the driver");
-    iface = gnrc_nomac_init(nomac_stack, sizeof(nomac_stack), PRIO, "kw2xrf",
-                            (gnrc_netdev_t *)(&dev));
-    if (iface <= KERNEL_PID_UNDEF) {
-        puts("Error initializing MAC layer");
-        return;
-    }
-
-}