diff --git a/boards/opencm904/board.c b/boards/opencm904/board.c
index c59dc919f8..93e52e93ba 100644
--- a/boards/opencm904/board.c
+++ b/boards/opencm904/board.c
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ void board_init(void)
     /* disable bootloader's TIMER update interrupt */
     TIM2->DIER &= ~(TIM_DIER_UIE);
 
-    /* configure the RIOT vector table location to internal flash + bootloader offset */
-    SCB->VTOR = LOCATION_VTABLE;
-
     /* remap USART1 to PB7 and PB6 */
     AFIO->MAPR |= AFIO_MAPR_USART1_REMAP;
 }
diff --git a/boards/opencm904/include/board.h b/boards/opencm904/include/board.h
index 00cbae203f..12c9c12991 100755
--- a/boards/opencm904/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/opencm904/include/board.h
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/**
- * @name Define the location of the RIOT image in flash
- * @{
- */
-#define LOCATION_VTABLE     (0x08003000)
-/** @} */
-
 /**
  * @name xtimer configuration
  * @{