diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 650fff2e43..e4b0bf83c3 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -364,10 +364,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter cpp11-compat,$(USEMODULE)))
   FEATURES_REQUIRED += cpp
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_eth,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_pktbuf
-endif
-
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_netapi
   USEMODULE += gnrc_netreg
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile b/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile
index 35f8e41e76..e21de28ed5 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netapi,$(USEMODULE)))
     DIRS += netapi
 endif
-ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_eth,$(USEMODULE)))
-    DIRS += link_layer/netdev_eth
-endif
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netif,$(USEMODULE)))
     DIRS += netif
 endif