diff --git a/boards/f4vi1/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/f4vi1/include/periph_conf.h
index 90860bb599..9987bc5d7f 100644
--- a/boards/f4vi1/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/f4vi1/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 };
 
 #define UART_0_ISR          (isr_usart6)
-#define UART_0_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma2_stream6)
 
 #define UART_NUMOF          ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config)
 /** @} */
diff --git a/boards/msbiot/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/msbiot/include/periph_conf.h
index d34c428989..154a574797 100644
--- a/boards/msbiot/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/msbiot/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -152,11 +152,8 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 
 /* assign ISR vector names */
 #define UART_0_ISR          (isr_usart2)
-#define UART_0_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream6)
 #define UART_1_ISR          (isr_usart1)
-#define UART_1_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma2_stream7)
 #define UART_2_ISR          (isr_usart3)
-#define UART_2_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream3)
 
 /* deduct number of defined UART interfaces */
 #define UART_NUMOF          ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config)
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f401re/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f401re/include/periph_conf.h
index 2524e33549..4c46f9210c 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f401re/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f401re/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -78,11 +78,8 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 };
 
 #define UART_0_ISR          (isr_usart2)
-#define UART_0_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream6)
 #define UART_1_ISR          (isr_usart1)
-#define UART_1_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream6)
 #define UART_2_ISR          (isr_usart6)
-#define UART_2_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream6)
 
 #define UART_NUMOF          ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config)
 /** @} */
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f410rb/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f410rb/include/periph_conf.h
index b8ac829a6a..fe6eab6f52 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f410rb/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f410rb/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -79,11 +79,8 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 
 /* assign ISR vector names */
 #define UART_0_ISR          (isr_usart2)
-#define UART_0_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream6)
 #define UART_1_ISR          (isr_usart1)
-#define UART_1_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma2_stream7)
 #define UART_2_ISR          (isr_usart6)
-#define UART_2_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma2_stream7)
 
 /* deduct number of defined UART interfaces */
 #define UART_NUMOF          ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config)
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f411re/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f411re/include/periph_conf.h
index ea7f76f94b..ca842ec0fd 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f411re/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f411re/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -79,11 +79,8 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 
 /* assign ISR vector names */
 #define UART_0_ISR          isr_usart2
-#define UART_0_DMA_ISR      isr_dma1_stream6
 #define UART_1_ISR          isr_usart1
-#define UART_1_DMA_ISR      isr_dma1_stream6
 #define UART_2_ISR          isr_usart6
-#define UART_2_DMA_ISR      isr_dma1_stream6
 
 /* deduct number of defined UART interfaces */
 #define UART_NUMOF          ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config)
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f412zg/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f412zg/include/periph_conf.h
index 46bc722b9d..de32583fb9 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f412zg/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f412zg/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -81,11 +81,8 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 };
 
 #define UART_0_ISR          (isr_usart3)
-#define UART_0_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream6)
 #define UART_1_ISR          (isr_usart6)
-#define UART_1_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream5)
 #define UART_2_ISR          (isr_usart2)
-#define UART_2_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream4)
 
 #define UART_NUMOF          ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config)
 /** @} */
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f413zh/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f413zh/include/periph_conf.h
index 046fa56a83..3d20db74b2 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f413zh/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f413zh/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -105,11 +105,8 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 };
 
 #define UART_0_ISR          (isr_usart3)
-#define UART_0_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream6)
 #define UART_1_ISR          (isr_usart6)
-#define UART_1_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream5)
 #define UART_2_ISR          (isr_usart2)
-#define UART_2_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream4)
 
 #define UART_NUMOF          ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config)
 /** @} */
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f429zi/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f429zi/include/periph_conf.h
index 81d0037d19..6617c16e64 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f429zi/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f429zi/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -80,11 +80,8 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 };
 
 #define UART_0_ISR          (isr_usart3)
-#define UART_0_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream6)
 #define UART_1_ISR          (isr_usart6)
-#define UART_1_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream5)
 #define UART_2_ISR          (isr_usart2)
-#define UART_2_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream4)
 
 #define UART_NUMOF          ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config)
 /** @} */
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f446re/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f446re/include/periph_conf.h
index 1850e6130c..e62d6bad50 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f446re/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f446re/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -79,11 +79,8 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 };
 
 #define UART_0_ISR          (isr_usart2)
-#define UART_0_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream6)
 #define UART_1_ISR          (isr_usart1)
-#define UART_1_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream4)
 #define UART_2_ISR          (isr_usart3)
-#define UART_2_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream5)
 
 #define UART_NUMOF          ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config)
 /** @} */
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f446ze/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f446ze/include/periph_conf.h
index bac291163f..169d7b2f1d 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f446ze/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f446ze/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -80,11 +80,8 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 };
 
 #define UART_0_ISR          (isr_usart3)
-#define UART_0_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream6)
 #define UART_1_ISR          (isr_usart6)
-#define UART_1_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream5)
 #define UART_2_ISR          (isr_usart2)
-#define UART_2_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream4)
 
 #define UART_NUMOF          ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config)
 /** @} */
diff --git a/boards/stm32f429i-disc1/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/stm32f429i-disc1/include/periph_conf.h
index 141869d3d2..a34a7c3f24 100644
--- a/boards/stm32f429i-disc1/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/stm32f429i-disc1/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 };
 
 #define UART_0_ISR          (isr_usart1)
-#define UART_0_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream6)
 
 #define UART_NUMOF          ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config)
 /** @} */
diff --git a/boards/stm32f4discovery/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/stm32f4discovery/include/periph_conf.h
index 4659570510..912c54c9df 100644
--- a/boards/stm32f4discovery/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/stm32f4discovery/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 };
 
 #define UART_0_ISR          (isr_usart2)
-#define UART_0_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream6)
 #define UART_1_ISR          (isr_usart3)
-#define UART_1_DMA_ISR      (isr_dma1_stream3)
 
 #define UART_NUMOF          ARRAY_SIZE(uart_config)
 /** @} */