diff --git a/cpu/stm32/Makefile.dep b/cpu/stm32/Makefile.dep
index aeba105e33..65202aab22 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/stm32/Makefile.dep
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter periph_usbdev,$(FEATURES_USED)))
   USEMODULE += xtimer
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter bootloader_stm32,$(FEATURES_USED)))
-  USEMODULE += bootloader_stm32
-endif
-
 ifneq (,$(filter periph_uart_nonblocking,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += tsrb
 endif