diff --git a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.include b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.include
index d58be7b295..59aff47c79 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.include
@@ -272,22 +272,13 @@ LINKFLAGS += -T$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/esp_rom/$(CPU_FAM)/ld/$(CPU_FAM).rom.
 LINKFLAGS += -T$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/esp_rom/$(CPU_FAM)/ld/$(CPU_FAM).rom.api.ld
 LINKFLAGS += -T$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/esp_rom/$(CPU_FAM)/ld/$(CPU_FAM).rom.libgcc.ld
 
-ifneq (,$(filter esp32 esp32s2,$(CPU_FAM)))
-  LINKFLAGS += -T$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/esp_rom/$(CPU_FAM)/ld/$(CPU_FAM).rom.newlib-data.ld
-  LINKFLAGS += -T$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/esp_rom/$(CPU_FAM)/ld/$(CPU_FAM).rom.newlib-funcs.ld
-  LINKFLAGS += -T$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/esp_rom/$(CPU_FAM)/ld/$(CPU_FAM).rom.newlib-time.ld
+ifeq (esp32s2,$(CPU_FAM))
   LINKFLAGS += -T$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/esp_rom/$(CPU_FAM)/ld/$(CPU_FAM).rom.spiflash.ld
 else ifeq (esp32c3,$(CPU_FAM))
-  LINKFLAGS += -T$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/esp_rom/$(CPU_FAM)/ld/$(CPU_FAM).rom.libgcc.ld
   LINKFLAGS += -T$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/esp_rom/$(CPU_FAM)/ld/$(CPU_FAM).rom.newlib.ld
-  LINKFLAGS += -T$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/esp_rom/$(CPU_FAM)/ld/$(CPU_FAM).rom.version.ld
   LINKFLAGS += -T$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/esp_rom/$(CPU_FAM)/ld/$(CPU_FAM).rom.eco3.ld
 else ifeq (esp32s3,$(CPU_FAM))
-  LINKFLAGS += -T$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/esp_rom/$(CPU_FAM)/ld/$(CPU_FAM).rom.libgcc.ld
   LINKFLAGS += -T$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/esp_rom/$(CPU_FAM)/ld/$(CPU_FAM).rom.newlib.ld
-  LINKFLAGS += -T$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/esp_rom/$(CPU_FAM)/ld/$(CPU_FAM).rom.version.ld
-else
-  $(error Unknown link flags for ESP32x SoC variant (family): $(CPU_FAM))
 endif
 
 LINKFLAGS += -nostdlib -lgcc -Wl,-gc-sections