diff --git a/drivers/Makefile.dep b/drivers/Makefile.dep
index 25878d84d0..e51c1100ad 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile.dep
+++ b/drivers/Makefile.dep
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter cc2420,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += xtimer
+  USEMODULE += uuid
   USEMODULE += netif
   USEMODULE += ieee802154
   USEMODULE += netdev2_ieee802154
diff --git a/drivers/cc2420/cc2420.c b/drivers/cc2420/cc2420.c
index b75ceafcde..abe8cde527 100644
--- a/drivers/cc2420/cc2420.c
+++ b/drivers/cc2420/cc2420.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * @}
  */
 
-#include "periph/cpuid.h"
+#include "uuid.h"
 #include "byteorder.h"
 #include "net/ieee802154.h"
 #include "net/gnrc.h"
@@ -32,36 +32,6 @@
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
 #include "debug.h"
 
-/**
- * @todo    Move this function to a global module
- */
-#if CPUID_ID_LEN
-static void addr_from_cpuid(uint8_t *addr)
-{
-    /* option 1: generate addresses from CPUID */
-    uint8_t cpuid[CPUID_ID_LEN];
-
-    cpuid_get(cpuid);
-    memcpy(addr, cpuid, 8);
-
-#if CPUID_ID_LEN < 8
-    /* in case CPUID_ID_LEN < 8, fill missing bytes with zeros */
-    for (int i = CPUID_ID_LEN; i < 8; i++) {
-        addr_long[i] = 0;
-    }
-#else
-    /* in case CPUID_ID_LEN > 8, XOR those bytes on top of the first 8 */
-    for (int i = 8; i < CPUID_ID_LEN; i++) {
-        addr_long[i & 0x07] ^= cpuid[i];
-    }
-#endif
-
-    /* make sure we mark the address as non-multicast and not globally unique */
-    addr_long[0] &= ~(0x01);
-    addr_long[0] |= 0x02;
-}
-#endif
-
 
 void cc2420_setup(cc2420_t * dev, const cc2420_params_t *params)
 {
@@ -78,16 +48,17 @@ void cc2420_setup(cc2420_t * dev, const cc2420_params_t *params)
 int cc2420_init(cc2420_t *dev)
 {
     uint16_t reg;
-    uint8_t addr[8] = CC2420_ADDR_FALLBACK;
+    uint8_t addr[8];
 
     /* reset options and sequence number */
     dev->netdev.seq = 0;
     dev->netdev.flags = 0;
 
     /* set default address, channel, PAN ID, and TX power */
-#if CPUID_ID_LEN
-    addr_from_cpuid(addr);
-#endif
+    uuid_get(addr, sizeof(addr));
+    /* make sure we mark the address as non-multicast and not globally unique */
+    addr[0] &= ~(0x01);
+    addr[0] |= 0x02;
     cc2420_set_addr_short(dev, &addr[6]);
     cc2420_set_addr_long(dev, addr);
     cc2420_set_pan(dev, CC2420_PANID_DEFAULT);
diff --git a/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_getset.c b/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_getset.c
index bd5d749468..0a48092328 100644
--- a/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_getset.c
+++ b/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_getset.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #include "cc2420.h"
 #include "cc2420_internal.h"
diff --git a/drivers/include/cc2420.h b/drivers/include/cc2420.h
index ac4c80c3ed..c10d0cf0a5 100644
--- a/drivers/include/cc2420.h
+++ b/drivers/include/cc2420.h
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define CC2420_PKT_MAXLEN       (IEEE802154_FRAME_LEN_MAX)
 
-/**
- * @brief   Default addresses used if the CPUID module is not present
- *
- * In case this address is used, that short address will be created by using the
- * last two bytes of the long address.
- */
-#define CC2420_ADDR_FALLBACK    {0x12, 0x22, 0x33, 0x44, 0x55, 0x66, 0x08, 0x15}
-
 /**
  * @brief   PAN ID configuration
  */