diff --git a/tests/driver_tsl2561/Makefile b/tests/driver_tsl2561/Makefile
index a6a70248cd..d1a27e3699 100644
--- a/tests/driver_tsl2561/Makefile
+++ b/tests/driver_tsl2561/Makefile
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
-FEATURES_REQUIRED = periph_i2c
-
 USEMODULE += tsl2561
 USEMODULE += xtimer
 
-# set default device parameters in case they are undefined
-TEST_I2C              ?= I2C_DEV\(0\)
-TEST_ADDR             ?= TSL2561_ADDR_FLOAT
-TEST_GAIN             ?= TSL2561_GAIN_1X
-TEST_INTEGRATION_TIME ?= TSL2561_INTEGRATIONTIME_402MS
-
-# export parameters
-CFLAGS += -DTEST_I2C=$(TEST_I2C)
-CFLAGS += -DTEST_ADDR=$(TEST_ADDR)
-CFLAGS += -DTEST_GAIN=$(TEST_GAIN)
-CFLAGS += -DTEST_INTEGRATION_TIME=$(TEST_INTEGRATION_TIME)
-
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/driver_tsl2561/main.c b/tests/driver_tsl2561/main.c
index d7c04d09d4..1cf4209b5f 100644
--- a/tests/driver_tsl2561/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_tsl2561/main.c
@@ -18,29 +18,15 @@
  * @}
  */
 
-#ifndef TEST_I2C
-#error "TEST_I2C not defined"
-#endif
-
-#ifndef TEST_ADDR
-#error "TEST_ADDR not defined"
-#endif
-
-#ifndef TEST_GAIN
-#error "TEST_GAIN not defined"
-#endif
-
-#ifndef TEST_INTEGRATION_TIME
-#error "TEST_INTEGRATION_TIME not defined"
-#endif
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
-#include "tsl2561.h"
 #include "xtimer.h"
 #include "board.h"
 
+#include "tsl2561.h"
+#include "tsl2561_params.h"
+
 #define SLEEP_1S   (1 * 1000 * 1000u) /* 1 second delay between printf */
 
 int main(void)
@@ -51,8 +37,7 @@ int main(void)
 
     printf("+------------Initializing------------+\n");
 
-    switch(tsl2561_init(&dev, TEST_I2C, TEST_ADDR,
-                        TEST_GAIN, TEST_INTEGRATION_TIME)) {
+    switch(tsl2561_init(&dev, &tsl2561_params[0])) {
         case TSL2561_NOI2C:
         puts("[Error] I2C not working: cannot initialize the sensor.\n");
         break;