diff --git a/boards/mbed_lpc1768/board.c b/boards/mbed_lpc1768/board.c
index fde36b5b02..2ae350105d 100644
--- a/boards/mbed_lpc1768/board.c
+++ b/boards/mbed_lpc1768/board.c
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ void board_init(void)
 static void leds_init(void)
 {
     /* configure LED pins as output */
-    LED_PORT->FIODIR |= (LED1_PIN | LED2_PIN | LED3_PIN | LED4_PIN);
+    LED_PORT->FIODIR |= (LED0_MASK | LED1_MASK | LED2_MASK | LED3_MASK);
 
     /* clear all LEDs */
-    LED_PORT->FIOCLR = (LED1_PIN | LED2_PIN | LED3_PIN | LED4_PIN);
+    LED_PORT->FIOCLR = (LED0_MASK | LED1_MASK | LED2_MASK | LED3_MASK);
 }
diff --git a/boards/mbed_lpc1768/include/board.h b/boards/mbed_lpc1768/include/board.h
index 30ca5fd0f3..e494181626 100644
--- a/boards/mbed_lpc1768/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/mbed_lpc1768/include/board.h
@@ -33,40 +33,32 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
- * @name LED pin definitions
+ * @brief   LED pin definitions and handlers
  * @{
  */
-#define LED_PORT            LPC_GPIO1
-#define LED1_PIN            BIT18
-#define LED2_PIN            BIT20
-#define LED3_PIN            BIT21
-#define LED4_PIN            BIT23
-/** @} */
+#define LED0_PIN            GPIO_PIN(1, 18)
+#define LED1_PIN            GPIO_PIN(1, 20)
+#define LED2_PIN            GPIO_PIN(1, 21)
+#define LED3_PIN            GPIO_PIN(1, 23)
 
-/**
- * @name Macros for controlling the on-board LEDs.
- * @{
- */
-#define LED1_ON              (LED_PORT->FIOSET = LED1_PIN)
-#define LED1_OFF             (LED_PORT->FIOCLR = LED1_PIN)
-#define LED1_TOGGLE          (LED_PORT->FIOPIN ^= LED1_PIN)
-#define LED2_ON              (LED_PORT->FIOSET = LED2_PIN)
-#define LED2_OFF             (LED_PORT->FIOCLR = LED2_PIN)
-#define LED2_TOGGLE          (LED_PORT->FIOPIN ^= LED2_PIN)
-#define LED3_ON              (LED_PORT->FIOSET = LED3_PIN)
-#define LED3_OFF             (LED_PORT->FIOCLR = LED3_PIN)
-#define LED3_TOGGLE          (LED_PORT->FIOPIN ^= LED3_PIN)
-#define LED4_ON              (LED_PORT->FIOSET = LED4_PIN)
-#define LED4_OFF             (LED_PORT->FIOCLR = LED4_PIN)
-#define LED4_TOGGLE          (LED_PORT->FIOPIN ^= LED4_PIN)
+#define LED_PORT            (LPC_GPIO1)
+#define LED0_MASK           (BIT18)
+#define LED1_MASK           (BIT20)
+#define LED2_MASK           (BIT21)
+#define LED3_MASK           (BIT23)
 
-/* for compatibility to other boards */
-#define LED_GREEN_ON        LED1_ON
-#define LED_GREEN_OFF       LED1_OFF
-#define LED_GREEN_TOGGLE    LED1_TOGGLE
-#define LED_RED_ON          LED4_ON
-#define LED_RED_OFF         LED4_OFF
-#define LED_RED_TOGGLE      LED4_TOGGLE
+#define LED0_ON             (LED_PORT->FIOSET  = LED0_MASK)
+#define LED0_OFF            (LED_PORT->FIOCLR  = LED0_MASK)
+#define LED0_TOGGLE         (LED_PORT->FIOPIN ^= LED0_MASK)
+#define LED1_ON             (LED_PORT->FIOSET  = LED1_MASK)
+#define LED1_OFF            (LED_PORT->FIOCLR  = LED1_MASK)
+#define LED1_TOGGLE         (LED_PORT->FIOPIN ^= LED1_MASK)
+#define LED2_ON             (LED_PORT->FIOSET  = LED2_MASK)
+#define LED2_OFF            (LED_PORT->FIOCLR  = LED2_MASK)
+#define LED2_TOGGLE         (LED_PORT->FIOPIN ^= LED2_MASK)
+#define LED3_ON             (LED_PORT->FIOSET  = LED3_MASK)
+#define LED3_OFF            (LED_PORT->FIOCLR  = LED3_MASK)
+#define LED3_TOGGLE         (LED_PORT->FIOPIN ^= LED3_MASK)
 /** @} */
 
 /**