diff --git a/boards/pca10005/board.c b/boards/pca10005/board.c
index 7ee2f74847..4954718106 100644
--- a/boards/pca10005/board.c
+++ b/boards/pca10005/board.c
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 
 void board_init(void)
 {
-    /* setup led(s) for debugging */
-    NRF_GPIO->DIRSET = (LED_RED_MASK);
-
     /* initialize the CPU */
     cpu_init();
 }
diff --git a/boards/pca10005/include/board.h b/boards/pca10005/include/board.h
index 3af4cc9ad9..a5ce739b6d 100644
--- a/boards/pca10005/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/pca10005/include/board.h
@@ -39,24 +39,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define XTIMER_BACKOFF              (40)
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * @name Macros for controlling the on-board LEDs.
- * @{
- */
-#define LED_RED_PIN         (GPIO_PIN(0, 1))
-#define LED_RED_MASK        (1 << 1)
-
-#define LED_RED_ON          (NRF_GPIO->OUTSET = (1 << LED_RED_MASK))
-#define LED_RED_OFF         (NRF_GPIO->OUTCLR = (1 << LED_RED_MASK))
-#define LED_RED_TOGGLE      (NRF_GPIO->OUT   ^= (1 << LED_RED_MASK))
-#define LED_GREEN_ON        /* not available */
-#define LED_GREEN_OFF       /* not available */
-#define LED_GREEN_TOGGLE    /* not available */
-#define LED_BLUE_ON         /* not available */
-#define LED_BLUE_OFF        /* not available */
-#define LED_BLUE_TOGGLE     /* not available */
-/* @} */
-
 /**
  * @brief Initialize board specific hardware, including clock, LEDs and std-IO
  */