diff --git a/cpu/mips_pic32mx/Makefile b/cpu/mips_pic32mx/Makefile
index 6f41cad6c0..e9720220a6 100644
--- a/cpu/mips_pic32mx/Makefile
+++ b/cpu/mips_pic32mx/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 MODULE = cpu
 
-USEMODULE += mips_pic32_common
-USEMODULE += mips32r2_common
-
-DIRS += $(RIOTCPU)/mips_pic32_common $(RIOTCPU)/mips32r2_common
+DIRS += $(RIOTCPU)/mips_pic32_common
+DIRS += $(RIOTCPU)/mips32r2_common
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/cpu/mips_pic32mz/Makefile b/cpu/mips_pic32mz/Makefile
index 6f41cad6c0..e9720220a6 100644
--- a/cpu/mips_pic32mz/Makefile
+++ b/cpu/mips_pic32mz/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 MODULE = cpu
 
-USEMODULE += mips_pic32_common
-USEMODULE += mips32r2_common
-
-DIRS += $(RIOTCPU)/mips_pic32_common $(RIOTCPU)/mips32r2_common
+DIRS += $(RIOTCPU)/mips_pic32_common
+DIRS += $(RIOTCPU)/mips32r2_common
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base