diff --git a/boards/avsextrem/include/board.h b/boards/avsextrem/include/board.h
index 15a3666344..969bbd199b 100644
--- a/boards/avsextrem/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/avsextrem/include/board.h
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
 void init_clks1(void);
 
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/boards/chronos/include/board.h b/boards/chronos/include/board.h
index 73ce773562..db7446f20b 100644
--- a/boards/chronos/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/chronos/include/board.h
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define MSP430_HAS_DCOR             1
 #define MSP430_HAS_EXTERNAL_CRYSTAL 1
 
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/boards/fox/include/board.h b/boards/fox/include/board.h
index fc12a360d2..27a9698e49 100644
--- a/boards/fox/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/fox/include/board.h
@@ -120,11 +120,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED_ORANGE_TOGGLE
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * Define the type for the radio packet length for the transceiver
- */
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief Initialize board specific hardware, including clock, LEDs and std-IO
  */
diff --git a/boards/frdm-k64f/include/board.h b/boards/frdm-k64f/include/board.h
index 8b3b05e62d..1acbfd4358 100644
--- a/boards/frdm-k64f/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/frdm-k64f/include/board.h
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@ extern "C"
 #define LED_RED_TOGGLE      LED_R_TOGGLE
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * Define the type for the radio packet length for the transceiver
- */
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief Initialize board specific hardware, including clock, LEDs and std-IO
  */
diff --git a/boards/iot-lab_M3/include/board.h b/boards/iot-lab_M3/include/board.h
index e119c22c4b..16d51ac30a 100644
--- a/boards/iot-lab_M3/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/iot-lab_M3/include/board.h
@@ -148,11 +148,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED_ORANGE_TOGGLE   (LED_ORANGE_PORT->ODR ^= (1<<LED_ORANGE_PIN))
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * Define the type for the radio packet length for the transceiver
- */
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief Initialize board specific hardware, including clock, LEDs and std-IO
  */
diff --git a/boards/mbed_lpc1768/include/board.h b/boards/mbed_lpc1768/include/board.h
index daf7e8907b..90869c92fb 100644
--- a/boards/mbed_lpc1768/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/mbed_lpc1768/include/board.h
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED_RED_TOGGLE      LED4_TOGGLE
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * @brief define radio packet length
- */
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief Initialize board specific hardware, include clocks, LEDs and stdio
  */
diff --git a/boards/msb-430/include/board.h b/boards/msb-430/include/board.h
index d5ed87b9fa..fea1c36137 100644
--- a/boards/msb-430/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/msb-430/include/board.h
@@ -61,7 +61,5 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include "board-conf.h"
 
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /** @} */
 #endif /*  MSB_BOARD_H_ */
diff --git a/boards/msb-430h/include/board.h b/boards/msb-430h/include/board.h
index 435b65916b..b99822a5c0 100644
--- a/boards/msb-430h/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/msb-430h/include/board.h
@@ -54,7 +54,5 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include "board-conf.h"
 
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /** @} */
 #endif /* MSB_BOARD_H_ */
diff --git a/boards/msbiot/include/board.h b/boards/msbiot/include/board.h
index c5db107f97..2b200579bd 100644
--- a/boards/msbiot/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/msbiot/include/board.h
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define CC110X_GDO0         GPIO(PORT_C, 4)
 #define CC110X_GDO1         GPIO(PORT_A, 6)
 #define CC110X_GDO2         GPIO(PORT_C, 5)
-
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
 /** @} */
 
 /**
diff --git a/boards/mulle/include/board.h b/boards/mulle/include/board.h
index 38bff8e7df..574fb0769a 100644
--- a/boards/mulle/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/mulle/include/board.h
@@ -94,11 +94,6 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 void board_init(void);
 
-/**
- * Define the type for the radio packet length for the transceiver
- */
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/boards/native/include/board.h b/boards/native/include/board.h
index a3354034f1..a8b3fa6cda 100644
--- a/boards/native/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/native/include/board.h
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ void _native_LED_RED_ON(void);
 void _native_LED_RED_TOGGLE(void);
 #define LED_RED_TOGGLE (_native_LED_RED_TOGGLE())
 
-typedef uint16_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f091/include/board.h b/boards/nucleo-f091/include/board.h
index f328de05a9..95d4970b62 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f091/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f091/include/board.h
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED_ORANGE_TOGGLE
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * @name Define the type for the radio packet length for the transceiver
- */
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief Initialize board specific hardware, including clock, LEDs and std-IO
  */
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f303/include/board.h b/boards/nucleo-f303/include/board.h
index 484f62a8c2..84ecf9fd30 100755
--- a/boards/nucleo-f303/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f303/include/board.h
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED_ORANGE_TOGGLE
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * @name Define the type for the radio packet length for the transceiver
- */
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief Initialize board specific hardware, including clock, LEDs and std-IO
  */
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f334/include/board.h b/boards/nucleo-f334/include/board.h
index 3f460d3b7d..d149722e56 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f334/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f334/include/board.h
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED_ORANGE_TOGGLE
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * @name Define the type for the radio packet length for the transceiver
- */
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief Initialize board specific hardware, including clock, LEDs and std-IO
  */
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-l1/include/board.h b/boards/nucleo-l1/include/board.h
index 732f7cf656..f68286dc1b 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-l1/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-l1/include/board.h
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED_ORANGE_TOGGLE
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * @name Define the type for the radio packet length for the transceiver
- */
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief Initialize board specific hardware, including clock, LEDs and std-IO
  */
diff --git a/boards/pba-d-01-kw2x/include/board.h b/boards/pba-d-01-kw2x/include/board.h
index 88a3bf1c14..e2af5f2cde 100644
--- a/boards/pba-d-01-kw2x/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/pba-d-01-kw2x/include/board.h
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@ extern "C"
 #define LED_RED_TOGGLE      LED_R_TOGGLE
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * Define the type for the radio packet length for the transceiver
- */
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /**
 @name KW2XRF configuration
 @{
diff --git a/boards/pttu/include/board.h b/boards/pttu/include/board.h
index 95fedb449f..4a212c5b7e 100644
--- a/boards/pttu/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/pttu/include/board.h
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ void init_clks2(void);
  */
 void bl_init_clks(void);
 
-/**
- * @brief   Define the type for the radio packet length for the transceiver
- */
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/boards/redbee-econotag/include/board.h b/boards/redbee-econotag/include/board.h
index 964d60438d..931994faca 100644
--- a/boards/redbee-econotag/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/redbee-econotag/include/board.h
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define IBIAS       0x1f
 #define FTUNE       0x7
 
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/boards/samr21-xpro/include/board.h b/boards/samr21-xpro/include/board.h
index b579962aab..1417c20535 100644
--- a/boards/samr21-xpro/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/samr21-xpro/include/board.h
@@ -102,11 +102,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED_RED_TOGGLE      LED_TOGGLE
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * @brief Define the type for the radio packet length for the transceiver
- */
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief Initialize board specific hardware, including clock, LEDs and std-IO
  */
diff --git a/boards/spark-core/include/board.h b/boards/spark-core/include/board.h
index 8dcdfb5a87..bcc3c075e1 100644
--- a/boards/spark-core/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/spark-core/include/board.h
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@
 #define EXTFLASH            GPIO_4
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * Define the type for the radio packet length for the transceiver
- */
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief Initialize board specific hardware, including clock, LEDs and std-IO
  */
diff --git a/boards/telosb/include/board.h b/boards/telosb/include/board.h
index 3176092d82..4dcab4eab3 100644
--- a/boards/telosb/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/telosb/include/board.h
@@ -67,7 +67,5 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /** @} */
 #endif /*  TELOSB_BOARD_H_ */
diff --git a/boards/wsn430-v1_3b/include/board.h b/boards/wsn430-v1_3b/include/board.h
index 203ade22b2..5bdaf39916 100644
--- a/boards/wsn430-v1_3b/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/wsn430-v1_3b/include/board.h
@@ -69,7 +69,5 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include <msp430x16x.h>
 
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /** @} */
 #endif /* WSN_BOARD_H_ */
diff --git a/boards/wsn430-v1_4/include/board.h b/boards/wsn430-v1_4/include/board.h
index f29d73977a..cb51c9a9a2 100644
--- a/boards/wsn430-v1_4/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/wsn430-v1_4/include/board.h
@@ -69,7 +69,5 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include <msp430x16x.h>
 
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 /** @} */
 #endif /*  WSN_BOARD_H_ */
diff --git a/boards/z1/include/board.h b/boards/z1/include/board.h
index f317ad23e5..817b27bc3d 100644
--- a/boards/z1/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/z1/include/board.h
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define USER_BTN_PRESSED   ((USER_BTN_PxIN & USER_BTN_MASK) == 0)
 #define USER_BTN_RELEASED  ((USER_BTN_PxIN & USER_BTN_MASK) != 0)
 
-typedef uint8_t radio_packet_length_t;
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif