diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f103/include/board.h b/boards/nucleo-f103/include/board.h
index 35c51207db..c0c3cf2ebb 100755
--- a/boards/nucleo-f103/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f103/include/board.h
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/**
- * @brief Use the first UART for STDIO on this board
- */
-#define UART_STDIO_DEV      UART_DEV(0)
-
 /**
  * @name xtimer configuration
  */