diff --git a/drivers/cc2420/cc2420.c b/drivers/cc2420/cc2420.c
index 7e6e46d0f8..2ce998b399 100644
--- a/drivers/cc2420/cc2420.c
+++ b/drivers/cc2420/cc2420.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ size_t cc2420_tx_prepare(cc2420_t *dev, const iolist_t *iolist)
 void cc2420_tx_exec(cc2420_t *dev)
 {
     /* trigger the transmission */
-    if (dev->options & CC2420_OPT_TELL_TX_START) {
+    if (dev->netdev.netdev.event_callback) {
         dev->netdev.netdev.event_callback(&dev->netdev.netdev,
                                           NETDEV_EVENT_TX_STARTED);
     }
diff --git a/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_getset.c b/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_getset.c
index a0bed1c68b..4c33b4f3fa 100644
--- a/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_getset.c
+++ b/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_getset.c
@@ -199,14 +199,6 @@ int cc2420_set_option(cc2420_t *dev, uint16_t option, bool state)
                 DEBUG("cc2420: set_opt: CC2420_OPT_PRELOADING\n");
                 break;
 
-            case CC2420_OPT_TELL_TX_START:
-            case CC2420_OPT_TELL_TX_END:
-            case CC2420_OPT_TELL_RX_START:
-            case CC2420_OPT_TELL_RX_END:
-                DEBUG("cc2420: set_opt: TX/RX START/END\n");
-                /* TODO */
-                break;
-
             default:
                 return -ENOTSUP;
         }
@@ -242,14 +234,6 @@ int cc2420_set_option(cc2420_t *dev, uint16_t option, bool state)
                 DEBUG("cc2420: clr_opt: CC2420_OPT_PRELOADING\n");
                 break;
 
-            case CC2420_OPT_TELL_TX_START:
-            case CC2420_OPT_TELL_TX_END:
-            case CC2420_OPT_TELL_RX_START:
-            case CC2420_OPT_TELL_RX_END:
-                DEBUG("cc2420: clr_opt: TX/RX START/END\n");
-                /* TODO */
-                break;
-
             default:
                 return -ENOTSUP;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_netdev.c b/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_netdev.c
index 010c4ce3ea..4d238d478f 100644
--- a/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/cc2420/cc2420_netdev.c
@@ -213,16 +213,11 @@ static int _get(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *val, size_t max_len)
             return opt_state(val, (dev->options & CC2420_OPT_PROMISCUOUS));
 
         case NETOPT_RX_START_IRQ:
-            return opt_state(val, (dev->options & CC2420_OPT_TELL_RX_START));
-
         case NETOPT_RX_END_IRQ:
-            return opt_state(val, (dev->options & CC2420_OPT_TELL_TX_END));
-
         case NETOPT_TX_START_IRQ:
-            return opt_state(val, (dev->options & CC2420_OPT_TELL_RX_START));
-
         case NETOPT_TX_END_IRQ:
-            return opt_state(val, (dev->options & CC2420_OPT_TELL_RX_END));
+            *((netopt_enable_t *)val) = NETOPT_ENABLE;
+            return sizeof(netopt_enable_t);
 
         default:
             return -ENOTSUP;
@@ -280,18 +275,6 @@ static int _set(netdev_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, const void *val, size_t val_len)
         case NETOPT_PROMISCUOUSMODE:
             return cc2420_set_option(dev, CC2420_OPT_PROMISCUOUS, to_bool(val));
 
-        case NETOPT_RX_START_IRQ:
-            return cc2420_set_option(dev, CC2420_OPT_TELL_RX_START, to_bool(val));
-
-        case NETOPT_RX_END_IRQ:
-            return cc2420_set_option(dev, CC2420_OPT_TELL_RX_END, to_bool(val));
-
-        case NETOPT_TX_START_IRQ:
-            return cc2420_set_option(dev, CC2420_OPT_TELL_TX_START, to_bool(val));
-
-        case NETOPT_TX_END_IRQ:
-            return cc2420_set_option(dev, CC2420_OPT_TELL_TX_END, to_bool(val));
-
         default:
             return ext;
     }
diff --git a/drivers/cc2420/include/cc2420_registers.h b/drivers/cc2420/include/cc2420_registers.h
index 00725aa1fb..83708c9408 100644
--- a/drivers/cc2420/include/cc2420_registers.h
+++ b/drivers/cc2420/include/cc2420_registers.h
@@ -31,17 +31,8 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define CC2420_OPT_AUTOACK          (0x0001)    /**< auto ACKs active */
 #define CC2420_OPT_CSMA             (0x0002)    /**< CSMA active */
-#define CC2420_OPT_PROMISCUOUS      (0x0004)    /**< promiscuous mode
-                                                 *   active */
+#define CC2420_OPT_PROMISCUOUS      (0x0004)    /**< promiscuous mode active */
 #define CC2420_OPT_PRELOADING       (0x0008)    /**< preloading enabled */
-#define CC2420_OPT_TELL_TX_START    (0x0010)    /**< notify MAC layer on TX
-                                                 *   start */
-#define CC2420_OPT_TELL_TX_END      (0x0020)    /**< notify MAC layer on TX
-                                                 *   finished */
-#define CC2420_OPT_TELL_RX_START    (0x0040)    /**< notify MAC layer on RX
-                                                 *   start */
-#define CC2420_OPT_TELL_RX_END      (0x0080)    /**< notify MAC layer on RX
-                                                 *   finished */
 /** @} */
 
 /**
@@ -49,11 +40,11 @@ extern "C" {
  * @{
  */
 enum {
-    CC2420_GOTO_PD,       /**< power down */
+    CC2420_GOTO_PD,         /**< power down */
     CC2420_GOTO_IDLE,       /**< idle */
-    CC2420_GOTO_RX,       /**< receive state */
+    CC2420_GOTO_RX,         /**< receive state */
     CC2420_GOTO_TXON,       /**< transmit packet without CCA */
-    CC2420_GOTO_TXONCCA        /**< transmit packet using CCA */
+    CC2420_GOTO_TXONCCA     /**< transmit packet using CCA */
 };
 
 /**