diff --git a/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/include/board.h b/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/include/board.h
index 8aa664b20f..1f89bb37fd 100644
--- a/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/include/board.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * @name Define the boards stdio
  * @{
  */
-#define STDIO               UART_0
+#define STDIO               UART_DEV(0)
 #define STDIO_BAUDRATE      (115200U)
 #define STDIO_RX_BUFSIZE    (64U)
 /** @} */
diff --git a/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/include/periph_conf.h
index 2e62beb504..f303eb6809 100644
--- a/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -76,12 +76,9 @@ extern "C" {
  * @{
  */
 #define UART_NUMOF          (1U)
-#define UART_0_EN           1
-#define UART_IRQ_PRIO       1
-
 /* UART pin configuration */
-#define UART_PIN_RX       1
-#define UART_PIN_TX       2
+#define UART_PIN_RX         1
+#define UART_PIN_TX         2
 /** @} */
 
 /**