diff --git a/boards/nrf52dk/board.c b/boards/nrf52dk/board.c
index 8d3649c881..9d06a200ca 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52dk/board.c
+++ b/boards/nrf52dk/board.c
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@
 void board_init(void)
 {
     /* initialize the boards LEDs */
-    NRF_P0->DIRSET = (LED1_MASK | LED2_MASK | LED3_MASK | LED4_MASK);
-    NRF_P0->OUTSET = (LED1_MASK | LED2_MASK | LED3_MASK | LED4_MASK);
+    NRF_P0->DIRSET = (LED0_MASK | LED1_MASK | LED2_MASK | LED3_MASK);
+    NRF_P0->OUTSET = (LED0_MASK | LED1_MASK | LED2_MASK | LED3_MASK);
+    NRF_P0->OUTSET = (LED0_MASK | LED1_MASK | LED2_MASK | LED3_MASK);
 
     /* initialize the CPU */
     cpu_init();
diff --git a/boards/nrf52dk/include/board.h b/boards/nrf52dk/include/board.h
index 5e794b2ea2..48d3447d5d 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52dk/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/nrf52dk/include/board.h
@@ -31,29 +31,31 @@ extern "C" {
  * @brief   LED pin configuration
  * @{
  */
-#define LED1_PIN            (GPIO_PIN(0, 17))
-#define LED2_PIN            (GPIO_PIN(0, 18))
-#define LED3_PIN            (GPIO_PIN(0, 19))
-#define LED4_PIN            (GPIO_PIN(0, 20))
-#define LED1_MASK           (1 << 17)
-#define LED2_MASK           (1 << 18)
-#define LED3_MASK           (1 << 19)
-#define LED4_MASK           (1 << 20)
-/** @} */
+#define LED0_PIN            GPIO_PIN(0, 17)
+#define LED1_PIN            GPIO_PIN(0, 18)
+#define LED2_PIN            GPIO_PIN(0, 19)
+#define LED3_PIN            GPIO_PIN(0, 20)
 
-/**
- * @brief   RIOT LED macros for backwards compatibility
- * @{
- */
-#define LED_RED_ON          (NRF_P0->OUTSET = LED1_MASK)
-#define LED_RED_OFF         (NRF_P0->OUTCLR = LED1_MASK)
-#define LED_RED_TOGGLE      (NRF_P0->OUT   ^= LED1_MASK)
-#define LED_GREEN_ON        (NRF_P0->OUTSET = LED2_MASK)
-#define LED_GREEN_OFF       (NRF_P0->OUTCLR = LED2_MASK)
-#define LED_GREEN_TOGGLE    (NRF_P0->OUT   ^= LED2_MASK)
-#define LED_ORANGE_ON       (NRF_P0->OUTSET = LED3_MASK)
-#define LED_ORANGE_OFF      (NRF_P0->OUTCLR = LED3_MASK)
-#define LED_ORANGE_TOGGLE   (NRF_P0->OUT   ^= LED3_MASK)
+#define LED0_MASK           (1 << 17)
+#define LED1_MASK           (1 << 18)
+#define LED2_MASK           (1 << 19)
+#define LED3_MASK           (1 << 20)
+
+#define LED0_ON             (NRF_P0->OUTCLR = LED0_MASK)
+#define LED0_OFF            (NRF_P0->OUTSET = LED0_MASK)
+#define LED0_TOGGLE         (NRF_P0->OUT   ^= LED0_MASK)
+
+#define LED1_ON             (NRF_P0->OUTCLR = LED1_MASK)
+#define LED1_OFF            (NRF_P0->OUTSET = LED1_MASK)
+#define LED1_TOGGLE         (NRF_P0->OUT   ^= LED1_MASK)
+
+#define LED2_ON             (NRF_P0->OUTCLR = LED2_MASK)
+#define LED2_OFF            (NRF_P0->OUTSET = LED2_MASK)
+#define LED2_TOGGLE         (NRF_P0->OUT   ^= LED2_MASK)
+
+#define LED3_ON             (NRF_P0->OUTCLR = LED3_MASK)
+#define LED3_OFF            (NRF_P0->OUTSET = LED3_MASK)
+#define LED3_TOGGLE         (NRF_P0->OUT   ^= LED3_MASK)
 /** @} */
 
 /**
diff --git a/boards/nrf52dk/include/gpio_params.h b/boards/nrf52dk/include/gpio_params.h
index 81b82f5670..6045bd9f0f 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52dk/include/gpio_params.h
+++ b/boards/nrf52dk/include/gpio_params.h
@@ -34,25 +34,25 @@ static const  saul_gpio_params_t saul_gpio_params[] =
 {
     {
         .name = "LED 1",
-        .pin = LED1_PIN,
+        .pin = LED0_PIN,
         .dir = GPIO_DIR_OUT,
         .pull = GPIO_NOPULL
     },
     {
         .name = "LED 2",
-        .pin = LED2_PIN,
+        .pin = LED1_PIN,
         .dir = GPIO_DIR_OUT,
         .pull = GPIO_NOPULL
     },
     {
         .name = "LED 3",
-        .pin = LED3_PIN,
+        .pin = LED2_PIN,
         .dir = GPIO_DIR_OUT,
         .pull = GPIO_NOPULL
     },
     {
         .name = "LED 4",
-        .pin = LED4_PIN,
+        .pin = LED3_PIN,
         .dir = GPIO_DIR_OUT,
         .pull = GPIO_NOPULL
     },