diff --git a/cpu/nrf51/Makefile.include b/cpu/nrf51/Makefile.include
index 500a78244b..c95ad04470 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf51/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/nrf51/Makefile.include
@@ -1,2 +1,18 @@
+ROM_START_ADDR ?= 0
+
+# Set ROM and RAM lengths according to CPU model
+ifneq (,$(filter nrf51x22xxaa nrf51x22xxab,$(CPU_MODEL)))
+  ROM_LEN ?= 0x40000
+  RAM_LEN ?= 0x4000
+endif
+ifneq (,$(filter nrf51x22xxaa,$(CPU_MODEL)))
+  ROM_LEN ?= 0x20000
+  RAM_LEN ?= 0x4000
+endif
+ifneq (,$(filter nrf51x22xxac,$(CPU_MODEL)))
+  ROM_LEN ?= 0x40000
+  RAM_LEN ?= 0x8000
+endif
+
 include $(RIOTCPU)/nrf5x_common/Makefile.include
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/arch/cortexm.inc.mk
diff --git a/cpu/nrf51/ldscripts/nrf51x22xxaa.ld b/cpu/nrf51/ldscripts/nrf51x22xxaa.ld
deleted file mode 100644
index 50dbd4e652..0000000000
--- a/cpu/nrf51/ldscripts/nrf51x22xxaa.ld
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Freie Universität Berlin
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @addtogroup      cpu_nrf51822
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- * @brief           Memory definitions for the NRF51X22XXAA
- *
- * @author          Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
- *
- * @}
- */
-
-MEMORY
-{
-    rom (rx)    : ORIGIN = 0x00000000, LENGTH = 256K
-    ram (w!rx)  : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 16K
-}
-
-INCLUDE cortexm_base.ld
diff --git a/cpu/nrf51/ldscripts/nrf51x22xxab.ld b/cpu/nrf51/ldscripts/nrf51x22xxab.ld
deleted file mode 100644
index 805bf913c7..0000000000
--- a/cpu/nrf51/ldscripts/nrf51x22xxab.ld
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Freie Universität Berlin
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @addtogroup      cpu_nrf51822
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- * @brief           Memory definitions for the NRF51X22XXAB
- *
- * @author          Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
- *
- * @}
- */
-
-MEMORY
-{
-    rom (rx)    : ORIGIN = 0x00000000, LENGTH = 128K
-    ram (w!rx)  : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 16K
-}
-
-INCLUDE cortexm_base.ld
diff --git a/cpu/nrf51/ldscripts/nrf51x22xxac.ld b/cpu/nrf51/ldscripts/nrf51x22xxac.ld
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b755b32bb..0000000000
--- a/cpu/nrf51/ldscripts/nrf51x22xxac.ld
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Freie Universität Berlin
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @addtogroup      cpu_nrf51822
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- * @brief           Memory definitions for the NRF51X22XXAC
- *
- * @author          Stephane D'Alu <sdalu@sdalu.com>
- *
- * @}
- */
-
-MEMORY
-{
-    rom (rx)    : ORIGIN = 0x00000000, LENGTH = 256K
-    ram (w!rx)  : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 32K
-}
-
-INCLUDE cortexm_base.ld
diff --git a/cpu/nrf52/Makefile.include b/cpu/nrf52/Makefile.include
index 1fa7f149cf..98e984bf87 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf52/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/nrf52/Makefile.include
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter nrf52840xxaa,$(CPU_MODEL)))
   RAM_LEN ?= 0x40000
 endif
 
-ROM_START_ADDR ?= 0x00000000
-RAM_START_ADDR ?= 0x20000000
-
-LINKER_SCRIPT ?= cortexm.ld
-
 VECTORS_O ?= $(BINDIR)/nrf52_vectors/vectors_$(CPU_MODEL).o
 
 include $(RIOTCPU)/nrf5x_common/Makefile.include
diff --git a/cpu/nrf5x_common/Makefile.include b/cpu/nrf5x_common/Makefile.include
index c4b3dec388..649ecdb290 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf5x_common/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/nrf5x_common/Makefile.include
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 CFLAGS += -DCPU_FAM_$(call uppercase_and_underscore,$(CPU_FAM))
 
+ROM_START_ADDR ?= 0x00000000
+RAM_START_ADDR ?= 0x20000000
+
+LINKER_SCRIPT ?= cortexm.ld
+
 INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTCPU)/nrf5x_common/include
diff --git a/cpu/nrf9160/Makefile.include b/cpu/nrf9160/Makefile.include
index b1d2242c3f..118ee9668c 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf9160/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/nrf9160/Makefile.include
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 ROM_LEN ?= 0x100000
 RAM_LEN ?= 0x40000
 
-ROM_START_ADDR ?= 0x00000000
-RAM_START_ADDR ?= 0x20000000
-
-LINKER_SCRIPT ?= cortexm.ld
-
 FLASHFILE ?= $(BINFILE)
 
 PROGRAMMER ?= jlink