diff --git a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
index 15bae104e2..753b1708f7 100644
--- a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
@@ -174,12 +174,6 @@ NO_PSEUDOMODULES += netdev_ieee802154_submac
 # print ascii representation in function od_hex_dump()
 PSEUDOMODULES += od_string
 
-# include variants of PCF857X drivers as pseudo modules
-PSEUDOMODULES += pcf857x_irq
-PSEUDOMODULES += pcf8574
-PSEUDOMODULES += pcf8574a
-PSEUDOMODULES += pcf8575
-
 # add all pseudo random number generator variants as pseudomodules
 PSEUDOMODULES += prng_%