diff --git a/boards/b-l072z-lrwan1/Makefile.dep b/boards/b-l072z-lrwan1/Makefile.dep
index c683c1cda0..52861764e8 100644
--- a/boards/b-l072z-lrwan1/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/b-l072z-lrwan1/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_dma
-
 ifneq (,$(filter netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += sx1276
 endif
diff --git a/boards/b-l475e-iot01a/Makefile.dep b/boards/b-l475e-iot01a/Makefile.dep
index 8a26164a9e..eded089b92 100644
--- a/boards/b-l475e-iot01a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/b-l475e-iot01a/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_dma
-
 ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += saul_gpio
   USEMODULE += hts221
diff --git a/boards/iotlab-m3/Makefile.dep b/boards/iotlab-m3/Makefile.dep
index 2353690840..bb828bd706 100644
--- a/boards/iotlab-m3/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/iotlab-m3/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/iotlab/Makefile.dep
 
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_dma
-
 ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += isl29020
   USEMODULE += lps331ap
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f091rc/Makefile.dep b/boards/nucleo-f091rc/Makefile.dep
index a7e11adb3c..7294858272 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f091rc/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f091rc/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_dma
-
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f207zg/Makefile.dep b/boards/nucleo-f207zg/Makefile.dep
index a7e11adb3c..7294858272 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f207zg/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f207zg/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_dma
-
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f767zi/Makefile.dep b/boards/nucleo-f767zi/Makefile.dep
index a7e11adb3c..7294858272 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f767zi/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f767zi/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_dma
-
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-l152re/Makefile.dep b/boards/nucleo-l152re/Makefile.dep
index a7e11adb3c..7294858272 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-l152re/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/nucleo-l152re/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_dma
-
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo/Makefile.dep