diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index e07d4c4f08..9add602210 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -221,9 +221,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter ieee802154 nrfmin esp_now cc110x gnrc_sixloenc,$(USEMODULE)))
   ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6, $(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan
   endif
-  ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6_router, $(USEMODULE)))
-    USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_router
-  endif
   ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6_default, $(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_default
   endif
@@ -236,7 +233,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter ieee802154 nrfmin esp_now cc110x gnrc_sixloenc,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_default,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_default
   USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_nib_6ln
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_frag
@@ -244,9 +240,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_default,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_router_default,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_router_default
   USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_nib_6lr
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_router
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_frag
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc
 endif
@@ -254,15 +248,10 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_border_router_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_nib_6lbr
   USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_router_default
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_router
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_frag
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_router,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_router
-endif
-
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_frag,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_fb
@@ -315,21 +304,27 @@ endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ndp,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_icmpv6
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_hdr
   USEMODULE += gnrc_netif
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_icmpv6_echo,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_icmpv6
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_hdr
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_netif_hdr
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_icmpv6_error,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_icmpv6
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_hdr
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_netif_hdr
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_icmpv6,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += inet_csum
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6
+  USEMODULE += ipv6_hdr
   USEMODULE += gnrc_nettype_icmpv6
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_nettype_ipv6
   USEMODULE += icmpv6
 endif
 
@@ -351,7 +346,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6_ext_rh,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6_ext,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_nettype_ipv6
   USEMODULE += gnrc_nettype_ipv6_ext
 endif
 
@@ -420,6 +415,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6_nib,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += evtimer
   USEMODULE += gnrc_ndp
   USEMODULE += gnrc_netif
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_netif_ipv6
   USEMODULE += ipv6_addr
   USEMODULE += random
 endif
diff --git a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
index 76a7869ac5..4f475711b4 100644
--- a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_default
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_hint
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc_nhc
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_nd_border_router
-PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_router
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_router_default
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sock_async
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sock_check_reuse
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c
index ec20ba31e7..17887562a4 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/gnrc_netif.c
@@ -589,8 +589,9 @@ int gnrc_netif_ipv6_addr_add_internal(gnrc_netif_t *netif,
 
         gnrc_netif_ipv6_bus_post(netif, GNRC_IPV6_EVENT_ADDR_VALID, &netif->ipv6.addrs[idx]);
     }
-#if IS_ACTIVE(CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_SLAAC)
-    else if (!gnrc_netif_is_6ln(netif)) {
+    else if (IS_USED(MODULE_GNRC_IPV6) &&
+             IS_ACTIVE(CONFIG_GNRC_IPV6_NIB_SLAAC) &&
+             !gnrc_netif_is_6ln(netif)) {
         /* cast to remove const qualifier (will still be used NIB internally as
          * const) */
         msg_t msg = { .type = GNRC_IPV6_NIB_DAD,
@@ -598,7 +599,6 @@ int gnrc_netif_ipv6_addr_add_internal(gnrc_netif_t *netif,
 
         msg_send(&msg, gnrc_ipv6_pid);
     }
-#endif
 #else
     (void)pfx_len;
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/hdr/gnrc_ipv6_hdr.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/hdr/gnrc_ipv6_hdr.c
index 3310882c70..e93be305eb 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/hdr/gnrc_ipv6_hdr.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/hdr/gnrc_ipv6_hdr.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static char addr_str[IPV6_ADDR_MAX_STR_LEN];
 #endif
 
 /* For independent testing */
-#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_IPV6
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6
 #define HDR_NETTYPE (GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6)
 #else
 #define HDR_NETTYPE (GNRC_NETTYPE_UNDEF)
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-arsm.h b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-arsm.h
index f51d88a51b..c1da3916f7 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-arsm.h
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-arsm.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "net/gnrc/netif.h"
 #include "net/ndp.h"
 #include "net/icmpv6.h"
+#include "net/ipv6/hdr.h"
 
 #include "_nib-internal.h"
 
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-slaac.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-slaac.c
index 3a977edba0..59192ea745 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-slaac.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/_nib-slaac.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "log.h"
 #include "luid.h"
+#include "net/gnrc/ipv6/nib.h"
 #include "net/gnrc/netif/internal.h"
 
 #include "_nib-6ln.h"
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/nib_ft.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/nib_ft.c
index 5dd20c58d2..05c6f083db 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/nib_ft.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/nib/nib_ft.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "_nib-internal.h"
 
+#include "net/gnrc/ipv6/nib.h"
 #include "net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/ft.h"
 
 int gnrc_ipv6_nib_ft_get(const ipv6_addr_t *dst, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt,
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_ndp/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_ndp/Makefile
index d086579a44..0e40b25a98 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_ndp/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_ndp/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ include ../Makefile.tests_common
 USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_nib_router
 USEMODULE += gnrc_ndp
 USEMODULE += gnrc_netif
+USEMODULE += gnrc_nettype_ipv6
 USEMODULE += embunit
 USEMODULE += netdev_ieee802154
 USEMODULE += netdev_test
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan/Makefile
index 440bbd1c4f..5fc888d8df 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_sixlowpan/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ USEMODULE += netdev_ieee802154
 USEMODULE += netdev_test
 # 6LoWPAN and its extensions
 USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_default
+# IPv6 host support
+USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_default
 # UDP
 USEMODULE += gnrc_udp
 # Dumps packets