diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 96abe0cbeb..cd2947a167 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -217,9 +217,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter ieee802154 nrfmin esp_now cc110x gnrc_sixloenc,$(USEMODULE)))
   ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6, $(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan
   endif
-  ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6_router, $(USEMODULE)))
-    USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_router
-  endif
   ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6_default, $(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_default
   endif
@@ -232,7 +229,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter ieee802154 nrfmin esp_now cc110x gnrc_sixloenc,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_default,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_default
   USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_nib_6ln
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_frag
@@ -242,7 +238,6 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_router_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_router_default
   USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_nib_6lr
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_router
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_frag
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc
 endif
@@ -250,15 +245,10 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_border_router_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_nib_6lbr
   USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_router_default
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_router
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_frag
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_router,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_router
-endif
-
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sixlowpan_frag,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan
   USEMODULE += gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_fb
diff --git a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
index 510e6fecd8..0ef9572da5 100644
--- a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_default
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_frag_hint
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_iphc_nhc
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_nd_border_router
-PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_router
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_router_default
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sock_async
 PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sock_check_reuse