diff --git a/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/Kconfig b/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/Kconfig
index ca9071bf6d..840e411688 100644
--- a/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/Kconfig
@@ -22,11 +22,8 @@ config BOARD_WAVESHARE_NRF52840_EVAL_KIT
     select HAS_TINYUSB_DEVICE
 
     select HAVE_SAUL_GPIO
-    select HAVE_SDCARD_SPI
-    select HAVE_MTD_SDCARD
 
+    select HAVE_MTD_SDCARD_DEFAULT
     select MODULE_FATFS_VFS if MODULE_VFS_DEFAULT
-    select MODULE_MTD if MODULE_VFS_DEFAULT
-    select MODULE_SDCARD_SPI if MODULE_MTD
 
 source "$(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf52/Kconfig"
diff --git a/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/Makefile.dep b/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/Makefile.dep
index a5789fd406..5ac95c9bad 100644
--- a/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/Makefile.dep
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter mtd,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += mtd_sdcard
+  USEMODULE += mtd_sdcard_default
 endif
 
 # default to using fatfs on SD card
diff --git a/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/Makefile.features b/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/Makefile.features
index d90d92438f..0b795a74b5 100644
--- a/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/Makefile.features
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += arduino
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += arduino_pwm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += sdcard_spi
diff --git a/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/board.c b/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/board.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 8973bf4317..0000000000
--- a/boards/waveshare-nrf52840-eval-kit/board.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2022 Gunar Schorcht
- *
- * 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     boards_waveshare_nrf52840_eval_kit
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- * @brief       Board specific definitions for Waveshare nRF52840 Eval Kit
- *
- * @author      Gunar Schorcht <gunar@schorcht.net>
- */
-
-#if defined(MODULE_MTD_SDCARD)
-
-#include "board.h"
-#include "kernel_defines.h"
-
-#include "mtd_sdcard.h"
-#include "sdcard_spi.h"
-#include "sdcard_spi_params.h"
-
-#if defined(MODULE_FATFS_VFS)
-#include "fs/fatfs.h"
-#include "vfs_default.h"
-#endif
-
-/* this is provided by the sdcard_spi driver see drivers/sdcard_spi/sdcard_spi.c */
-extern sdcard_spi_t sdcard_spi_devs[ARRAY_SIZE(sdcard_spi_params)];
-
-mtd_sdcard_t mtd_sdcard_dev = {
-    .base = {
-        .driver = &mtd_sdcard_driver,
-    },
-    .sd_card = &sdcard_spi_devs[0],
-    .params = &sdcard_spi_params[0]
-};
-
-mtd_dev_t *mtd0 = (mtd_dev_t *)&mtd_sdcard_dev;
-
-#if IS_USED(MODULE_FATFS_VFS)
-VFS_AUTO_MOUNT(fatfs, VFS_MTD(mtd_sdcard_dev), VFS_DEFAULT_SD(0), 0);
-#endif /* MODULE_FATFS_VFS */
-
-#endif /* MODULE_MTD_SDCARD */
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
- extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-} /* end extern "C" */
-#endif
-
-/** @} */