diff --git a/boards/atxmega-a1u-xpro/Kconfig b/boards/atxmega-a1u-xpro/Kconfig
index 7e7fdffafc..6f1cb1ff0e 100644
--- a/boards/atxmega-a1u-xpro/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/atxmega-a1u-xpro/Kconfig
@@ -12,15 +12,9 @@ config BOARD_ATXMEGA_A1U_XPRO
     bool
     default y
     select CPU_MODEL_XMEGA128A1U
-    select HAS_PERIPH_CPUID
-    select HAS_PERIPH_GPIO
-    select HAS_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ
+
     select HAS_PERIPH_I2C
-    select HAS_PERIPH_NVM
-    select HAS_PERIPH_PM
     select HAS_PERIPH_SPI
-    select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER
-    select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER_PERIODIC
     select HAS_PERIPH_UART
 
     select HAVE_SAUL_GPIO
diff --git a/boards/atxmega-a1u-xpro/Makefile.features b/boards/atxmega-a1u-xpro/Makefile.features
index 729c41ce6b..cfe5dc4b6a 100644
--- a/boards/atxmega-a1u-xpro/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/atxmega-a1u-xpro/Makefile.features
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 CPU_MODEL = atxmega128a1u
 
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
+
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/atxmega/Makefile.features
diff --git a/boards/atxmega-a3bu-xplained/Kconfig b/boards/atxmega-a3bu-xplained/Kconfig
index 358a90bc9d..18217f40b4 100644
--- a/boards/atxmega-a3bu-xplained/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/atxmega-a3bu-xplained/Kconfig
@@ -12,15 +12,9 @@ config BOARD_ATXMEGA_A3BU_XPLAINED
     bool
     default y
     select CPU_MODEL_XMEGA256A3BU
-    select HAS_PERIPH_CPUID
-    select HAS_PERIPH_GPIO
-    select HAS_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ
+
     select HAS_PERIPH_I2C
-    select HAS_PERIPH_NVM
-    select HAS_PERIPH_PM
     select HAS_PERIPH_SPI
-    select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER
-    select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER_PERIODIC
     select HAS_PERIPH_UART
 
     select HAVE_SAUL_GPIO
diff --git a/boards/atxmega-a3bu-xplained/Makefile.features b/boards/atxmega-a3bu-xplained/Makefile.features
index 1269ddd140..98a0893284 100644
--- a/boards/atxmega-a3bu-xplained/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/atxmega-a3bu-xplained/Makefile.features
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 CPU_MODEL = atxmega256a3bu
 
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
+
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/atxmega/Makefile.features
diff --git a/cpu/atxmega/Kconfig b/cpu/atxmega/Kconfig
index 88cd7174aa..7897231d3e 100644
--- a/cpu/atxmega/Kconfig
+++ b/cpu/atxmega/Kconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ config CPU_COMMON_ATXMEGA
     select HAS_PERIPH_PM
     select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER
     select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER_PERIODIC
-    select HAS_PERIPH_UART
 
 config CPU_CORE_ATXMEGA_A1
     bool
diff --git a/cpu/atxmega/Makefile.features b/cpu/atxmega/Makefile.features
index 48ace1cc10..3bc4269134 100644
--- a/cpu/atxmega/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/atxmega/Makefile.features
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ include $(RIOTCPU)/avr8_common/Makefile.features
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += cpu_core_atxmega
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_cpuid
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_nvm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pm
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer periph_timer_periodic
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart