diff --git a/cpu/avr8_common/Makefile.dep b/cpu/avr8_common/Makefile.dep
index e6a7d7ff46..999288b384 100644
--- a/cpu/avr8_common/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/avr8_common/Makefile.dep
@@ -19,8 +19,3 @@ USEMODULE += tiny_strerror_as_strerror
 ifneq (,$(filter cpp,$(FEATURES_USED)))
   USEMODULE += cxx_ctor_guards
 endif
-
-# new and delete operators needed
-ifneq (,$(filter cpp,$(FEATURES_USED)))
-  USEMODULE += cpp_new_delete
-endif
diff --git a/sys/Makefile.dep b/sys/Makefile.dep
index 06765ece83..9061ead04f 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/Makefile.dep
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ ifneq (,$(filter crc32_fast,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += checksum
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter cpp,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += cpp_new_delete
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter debug_irq_disable,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += fmt
 endif
diff --git a/sys/cpp11-compat/Makefile.dep b/sys/cpp11-compat/Makefile.dep
index 8cf19a4dc2..7c9818112f 100644
--- a/sys/cpp11-compat/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/cpp11-compat/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-USEMODULE += cpp_new_delete
 USEMODULE += ztimer64_usec
 USEMODULE += timex
 FEATURES_REQUIRED += cpp