diff --git a/drivers/at/at.c b/drivers/at/at.c
index 88047f8df9..958a42971a 100644
--- a/drivers/at/at.c
+++ b/drivers/at/at.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ int at_send_cmd(at_dev_t *dev, const char *command, uint32_t timeout)
     uart_write(dev->uart, (const uint8_t *)command, cmdlen);
     uart_write(dev->uart, (const uint8_t *)CONFIG_AT_SEND_EOL, AT_SEND_EOL_LEN);
 
-    if (AT_SEND_ECHO) {
+    if (!IS_ACTIVE(CONFIG_AT_SEND_SKIP_ECHO)) {
         if (at_expect_bytes(dev, command, timeout)) {
             return -1;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/include/at.h b/drivers/include/at.h
index 29236a1602..21f56aa136 100644
--- a/drivers/include/at.h
+++ b/drivers/include/at.h
@@ -98,20 +98,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define CONFIG_AT_SEND_SKIP_ECHO
 #endif
 
-/**
- * @brief Enable/disable the expected echo after an AT command is sent.
- *
- * @deprecated Use inverse @ref CONFIG_AT_SEND_SKIP_ECHO instead.
- * Will be removed after 2021.01 release.
- */
-#ifndef AT_SEND_ECHO
-#if IS_ACTIVE(CONFIG_AT_SEND_SKIP_ECHO)
-#define AT_SEND_ECHO 0
-#else
-#define AT_SEND_ECHO 1
-#endif
-#endif
-
 /**
  * @brief 1st end of line character received (S3 aka CR character for a modem).
  */