diff --git a/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx_getset.c b/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx_getset.c
index eb128ea97b..91e491b541 100644
--- a/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx_getset.c
+++ b/drivers/at86rf2xx/at86rf2xx_getset.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ uint16_t at86rf2xx_get_pan(const at86rf2xx_t *dev)
 
 void at86rf2xx_set_pan(at86rf2xx_t *dev, uint16_t pan)
 {
-    le_uint16_t le_pan = byteorder_btols(byteorder_htons(pan));
+    le_uint16_t le_pan = byteorder_htols(pan);
 
     DEBUG("pan0: %u, pan1: %u\n", le_pan.u8[0], le_pan.u8[1]);
     at86rf2xx_reg_write(dev, AT86RF2XX_REG__PAN_ID_0, le_pan.u8[0]);
diff --git a/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_getset.c b/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_getset.c
index ca785a201a..da9d73eeff 100644
--- a/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_getset.c
+++ b/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_getset.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ uint16_t mrf24j40_get_pan(mrf24j40_t *dev)
 
 void mrf24j40_set_pan(mrf24j40_t *dev, uint16_t pan)
 {
-    le_uint16_t le_pan = byteorder_btols(byteorder_htons(pan));
+    le_uint16_t le_pan = byteorder_htols(pan);
 
     DEBUG("pan0: %u, pan1: %u\n", le_pan.u8[0], le_pan.u8[1]);
     mrf24j40_reg_write_short(dev, MRF24J40_REG_PANIDL, le_pan.u8[0]);
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach_internal.c b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach_internal.c
index e83e416bf8..621ee3f447 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach_internal.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/gomach/gomach_internal.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int _gnrc_gomach_transmit(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
     size_t src_len, dst_len;
     uint8_t mhr[IEEE802154_MAX_HDR_LEN];
     uint8_t flags = (uint8_t)(state->flags & NETDEV_IEEE802154_SEND_MASK);
-    le_uint16_t dev_pan = byteorder_btols(byteorder_htons(state->pan));
+    le_uint16_t dev_pan = byteorder_htols(state->pan);
 
     flags |= IEEE802154_FCF_TYPE_DATA;
     if (pkt == NULL) {
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/gnrc_lorawan_crypto.c b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/gnrc_lorawan_crypto.c
index 535a483155..4eb439f4eb 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/gnrc_lorawan_crypto.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/gnrc_lorawan_crypto.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void gnrc_lorawan_calculate_mic(const le_uint32_t *dev_addr, uint32_t fcnt,
 
     memcpy(&block.dev_addr, dev_addr, sizeof(le_uint32_t));
 
-    block.fcnt = byteorder_btoll(byteorder_htonl(fcnt));
+    block.fcnt = byteorder_htoll(fcnt);
 
     block.u32_pad = 0;
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void gnrc_lorawan_encrypt_payload(iolist_t *iolist, const le_uint32_t *dev_addr,
     block->dir = dir & DIR_MASK;
 
     block->dev_addr = *dev_addr;
-    block->fcnt = byteorder_btoll(byteorder_htonl(fcnt));
+    block->fcnt = byteorder_htoll(fcnt);
 
     block->u32_pad = 0;
 
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/gnrc_lorawan_mcps.c b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/gnrc_lorawan_mcps.c
index 09f55f4bf5..eb335f5ecf 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/gnrc_lorawan_mcps.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lorawan/gnrc_lorawan_mcps.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ size_t gnrc_lorawan_build_hdr(uint8_t mtype, le_uint32_t *dev_addr,
     lorawan_hdr_set_ack(lw_hdr, ack);
     lorawan_hdr_set_frame_opts_len(lw_hdr, fopts_length);
 
-    lw_hdr->fcnt = byteorder_btols(byteorder_htons(fcnt));
+    lw_hdr->fcnt = byteorder_htols(fcnt);
 
     buf->index += sizeof(lorawan_hdr_t);
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ size_t gnrc_lorawan_build_uplink(gnrc_lorawan_t *mac, iolist_t *payload,
 
     lorawan_hdr_set_ack(lw_hdr, mac->mcps.ack_requested);
 
-    lw_hdr->fcnt = byteorder_btols(byteorder_htons(mac->mcps.fcnt));
+    lw_hdr->fcnt = byteorder_htols(mac->mcps.fcnt);
 
     buf.index += sizeof(lorawan_hdr_t);
 
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac_internal.c b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac_internal.c
index 112228ec7a..424fa4ee4f 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac_internal.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/link_layer/lwmac/lwmac_internal.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int _gnrc_lwmac_transmit(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
     size_t src_len, dst_len;
     uint8_t mhr[IEEE802154_MAX_HDR_LEN];
     uint8_t flags = (uint8_t)(state->flags & NETDEV_IEEE802154_SEND_MASK);
-    le_uint16_t dev_pan = byteorder_btols(byteorder_htons(state->pan));
+    le_uint16_t dev_pan = byteorder_htols(state->pan);
 
     flags |= IEEE802154_FCF_TYPE_DATA;
     if (pkt == NULL) {
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ieee802154/gnrc_netif_ieee802154.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ieee802154/gnrc_netif_ieee802154.c
index 8a53aeba13..7763d351b1 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ieee802154/gnrc_netif_ieee802154.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/ieee802154/gnrc_netif_ieee802154.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int _send(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
     size_t src_len, dst_len;
     uint8_t mhr[IEEE802154_MAX_HDR_LEN];
     uint8_t flags = (uint8_t)(state->flags & NETDEV_IEEE802154_SEND_MASK);
-    le_uint16_t dev_pan = byteorder_btols(byteorder_htons(state->pan));
+    le_uint16_t dev_pan = byteorder_htols(state->pan);
 
     flags |= IEEE802154_FCF_TYPE_DATA;
     if (pkt == NULL) {