diff --git a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
index ee617d9644..14b0e80400 100644
--- a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += ztimer%
 # ztimer's main module is called "ztimer_core"
 NO_PSEUDOMODULES += ztimer_core
 NO_PSEUDOMODULES += netdev_ieee802154_submac
-NO_PSEUDOMODULES += netdev_ieee802154_legacy
 
 # print ascii representation in function od_hex_dump()
 PSEUDOMODULES += od_string