diff --git a/boards/limifrog-v1/board.c b/boards/limifrog-v1/board.c
index fda9fb19fd..51840ae8e7 100644
--- a/boards/limifrog-v1/board.c
+++ b/boards/limifrog-v1/board.c
@@ -19,40 +19,13 @@
  */
 
 #include "board.h"
-#include "cpu.h"
+#include "periph/gpio.h"
 
-static void leds_init(void);
 
 void board_init(void)
 {
     /* initialize the boards LEDs */
-    leds_init();
+    gpio_init(LED0_PIN, GPIO_DIR_OUT, GPIO_NOPULL);
     /* initialize the CPU */
     cpu_init();
 }
-
-/**
- * @brief Initialize the boards on-board LEDs
- *
- * The LED initialization is hard-coded in this function.
- * As the LED is soldered onto the board it is fixed to
- * its CPU pins.
- *
- * The red LED is connected to pin PC3
- */
-static void leds_init(void)
-{
-    /* enable clock for port GPIOC */
-    RCC->AHBENR |= RCC_AHBENR_GPIOCEN;
-    /* set output speed to 50MHz */
-    LED_RED_PORT->OSPEEDR |= GPIO_OSPEEDER_OSPEEDR3;
-    /* set output type to push-pull */
-    LED_RED_PORT->OTYPER &= ~(GPIO_OTYPER_OT_3);
-    /* configure pin as general output */
-    LED_RED_PORT->MODER &= ~(GPIO_MODER_MODER3);
-    LED_RED_PORT->MODER |= GPIO_MODER_MODER3_0;
-    /* disable pull resistors */
-    LED_RED_PORT->PUPDR &= ~(GPIO_PUPDR_PUPDR3);
-    /* turn all LEDs off */
-    LED_RED_PORT->BRR = (1 << 3);
-}
diff --git a/boards/limifrog-v1/include/board.h b/boards/limifrog-v1/include/board.h
index 5be17551d1..597e5a48bf 100644
--- a/boards/limifrog-v1/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/limifrog-v1/include/board.h
@@ -31,27 +31,17 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
- * @name LED pin definitions
+ * @brief   LED pin definitions and handlers
  * @{
  */
-#define LED_RED_PORT        (GPIOC)
-#define LED_RED_PIN         (3)
-#define LED_RED_GPIO        GPIO_PIN(PORT_C,3)
-/** @} */
+#define LED0_PIN            GPIO_PIN(PORT_C, 3)
 
-/**
- * @name Macros for controlling the on-board LEDs.
- * @{
- */
-#define LED_GREEN_ON
-#define LED_GREEN_OFF
-#define LED_GREEN_TOGGLE
-#define LED_ORANGE_ON
-#define LED_ORANGE_OFF
-#define LED_ORANGE_TOGGLE
-#define LED_RED_ON          (LED_RED_PORT->BSRRL = (1 << LED_RED_PIN))
-#define LED_RED_OFF         (LED_RED_PORT->BSRRH = (1 << LED_RED_PIN))
-#define LED_RED_TOGGLE      (LED_RED_PORT->ODR ^= (1 << LED_RED_PIN))
+#define LED0_PORT           (GPIOC)
+#define LED0_MASK           (1 << 3)
+
+#define LED0_ON             (LED0_PORT->BSRRL = LED0_MASK)
+#define LED0_OFF            (LED0_PORT->BSRRH = LED0_MASK)
+#define LED0_TOGGLE         (LED0_PORT->ODR  ^= LED0_MASK)
  /** @} */
 
 /**