diff --git a/boards/ek-lm4f120xl/Makefile.features b/boards/ek-lm4f120xl/Makefile.features
index 7b3050728c..46e86ac374 100644
--- a/boards/ek-lm4f120xl/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/ek-lm4f120xl/Makefile.features
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+CPU = lm4f120
+CPU_MODEL = LM4F120H5QR
+
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_adc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
-
-include $(RIOTCPU)/lm4f120/Makefile.features
diff --git a/boards/ek-lm4f120xl/Makefile.include b/boards/ek-lm4f120xl/Makefile.include
index d29ea94951..f2ca52974b 100644
--- a/boards/ek-lm4f120xl/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/ek-lm4f120xl/Makefile.include
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# define the cpu used by the ek-lm4f120xl board
-export CPU = lm4f120
-export CPU_MODEL = LM4F120H5QR
-
 #define the default port depending on the host OS
 PORT_LINUX ?= /dev/ttyACM0
 PORT_DARWIN ?= $(firstword $(sort $(wildcard /dev/tty.usbmodem*)))