diff --git a/cpu/atmega2560/periph/gpio.c b/cpu/atmega2560/periph/gpio.c
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index fa634de46d..0000000000
--- a/cpu/atmega2560/periph/gpio.c
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@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2014 Freie Universität Berlin, Hinnerk van Bruinehsen
- *
- * 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
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @ingroup     driver_periph
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- * @brief       Low-level GPIO driver implementation
- *
- * @author      Hauke Petersen <mail@haukepetersen.de>
- *
- * @}
- */
-
-/*
- * TODO: Implement GPIO interface
- */
-
-#include "cpu.h"
-#include "periph/gpio.h"
-#include "periph_conf.h"
-
-#if GPIO_NUMOF
-
-typedef struct {
-    void (*cb)(void);
-} gpio_state_t;
-
-/*static gpio_state_t config[GPIO_NUMOF]; */
-
-
-
-int gpio_init(gpio_t dev, gpio_dir_t dir, gpio_pp_t pushpull)
-{
-    return -1;
-}
-
-int gpio_init_int(gpio_t dev, gpio_pp_t pushpull, gpio_flank_t flank, gpio_cb_t cb, void *arg)
-{
-    return -1;
-}
-
-int gpio_read(gpio_t dev)
-{
-    return -1;
-}
-
-void gpio_set(gpio_t dev)
-{
-}
-
-void  gpio_clear(gpio_t dev)
-{
-}
-
-void gpio_toggle(gpio_t dev)
-{
-}
-
-void gpio_write(gpio_t dev, int value)
-{
-}
-
-#endif /* GPIO_NUMOF */