diff --git a/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/Makefile b/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/Makefile
index f8fcbb53a0..3134740b39 100644
--- a/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/Makefile
+++ b/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 MODULE = board
 
+DIRS = $(RIOTBOARD)/common/atmega
+
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/Makefile.dep b/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/Makefile.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d1c295b9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+USEMODULE += boards_common_atmega
diff --git a/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/board.c b/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/board.c
index 193385591e..9890a7fec7 100644
--- a/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/board.c
+++ b/boards/jiminy-mega256rfr2/board.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2016 RWTH Aachen, Josua Arndt
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Kaspar Schleiser <kaspar@schleiser.de>
+ *               2016 RWTH Aachen, Josua Arndt
  *
  * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
  * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
@@ -11,70 +12,22 @@
  * @{
  *
  * @file
- * @brief       Board specific implementations for the Jiminy Mega 256rfr2 board
- *              developed by the IAS of the RWTH Aachen University
+ * @brief       Board specific LED initialization
  *
  * @author      Josua Arndt <jarndt@ias.rwth-aachen.de>
+ * @author      Kaspar Schleiser <kaspar@schleiser.de>
  *
  * @}
  */
 
 #include "board.h"
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <avr/io.h>
-
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "uart_stdio.h"
 
-void SystemInit(void);
-static int uart_putchar(char c, FILE *stream);
-static int uart_getchar(FILE *stream);
-
-static FILE uart_stdout = FDEV_SETUP_STREAM(uart_putchar, NULL, _FDEV_SETUP_WRITE);
-static FILE uart_stdin = FDEV_SETUP_STREAM(NULL, uart_getchar, _FDEV_SETUP_READ);
-
-void board_init(void)
+void led_init(void)
 {
-    /* initialize stdio via USART_0 */
-    SystemInit();
-
-    /* initialize the CPU */
-    cpu_init();
-
     /* initialize the board LED (connected to pin PB7) */
     /* Ports Pins as Output */
     LED_PORT_DDR |= LED2_MASK | LED1_MASK | LED0_MASK;
     /* All Pins Low so LEDs are off */
     LED_PORT &= ~(LED2_MASK | LED1_MASK | LED0_MASK);
-
-    irq_enable();
-}
-
-/*Initialize the System, initialize IO via UART_0*/
-void SystemInit(void)
-{
-    /* initialize UART_0 for use as stdout */
-    uart_stdio_init();
-
-    stdout = &uart_stdout;
-    stdin = &uart_stdin;
-
-    /* Flush stdout */
-    puts("\f");
-}
-
-static int uart_putchar(char c, FILE *stream)
-{
-    (void) stream;
-    uart_stdio_write(&c, 1);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int uart_getchar(FILE *stream)
-{
-    (void) stream;
-    char c;
-    uart_stdio_read(&c, 1);
-    return (int)c;
 }