diff --git a/pkg/openwsn/Makefile.dep b/pkg/openwsn/Makefile.dep
index e071fe7dd8..12f55e540e 100644
--- a/pkg/openwsn/Makefile.dep
+++ b/pkg/openwsn/Makefile.dep
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter openwsn_radio,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter openwsn_radio_hal,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += ieee802154_radio_hal
   # Used here only for dependency resolution
   DISABLE_MODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
 endif
diff --git a/sys/Makefile.dep b/sys/Makefile.dep
index 58633dc85f..a937ede723 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/Makefile.dep
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter sntp,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += xtimer
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter ieee802154_radio_hal,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += ieee802154
-endif
-
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   # enable default network devices on the platform
   USEMODULE += netdev_default
@@ -159,7 +155,8 @@ ifneq (,$(filter netdev_ieee802154,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter netdev_ieee802154_submac,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += ieee802154_radio_hal
+  USEMODULE += netdev_ieee802154
+  USEMODULE += ieee802154
   USEMODULE += ieee802154_submac
 endif
 
diff --git a/tests/ieee802154_hal/Makefile b/tests/ieee802154_hal/Makefile
index a227353d67..434bb3fe8b 100644
--- a/tests/ieee802154_hal/Makefile
+++ b/tests/ieee802154_hal/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ USEMODULE += ps
 USEMODULE += event_thread_highest
 USEMODULE += event_callback
 USEMODULE += xtimer
-USEMODULE += ieee802154_radio_hal
 USEMODULE += netdev_default
 
 CFLAGS += -DEVENT_THREAD_HIGHEST_STACKSIZE=1024