diff --git a/boards/serpente/Makefile.include b/boards/serpente/Makefile.include
index 96adcb1105..df391bd5f5 100644
--- a/boards/serpente/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/serpente/Makefile.include
@@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
-PORT_LINUX ?= /dev/ttyACM0
-PORT_DARWIN ?= $(firstword $(sort $(wildcard /dev/tty.usbmodem*)))
-
 CFLAGS += -DBOOTLOADER_UF2
 
-# setup serial terminal
-include $(RIOTMAKE)/tools/serial.inc.mk
-
-# setup the flash tool used
-ifeq ($(PROGRAMMER),jlink)
-  # in case J-Link is attached to SWD pins, use a plain CPU memory model
-  JLINK_DEVICE := atsamd21
-  include $(RIOTMAKE)/tools/jlink.inc.mk
-endif
-
 # Include all definitions for flashing with bossa other USB
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/samd21-arduino-bootloader/Makefile.include
+# Include handling of serial and non-bossa programmers (if selected by user)
+include $(RIOTMAKE)/boards/sam0.inc.mk