diff --git a/pkg/nimble/Makefile b/pkg/nimble/Makefile
index b3d6ecae26..dab4397603 100644
--- a/pkg/nimble/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/nimble/Makefile
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ nimble_host_util:
 nimble_host_store_ram:
 	$(QQ)"$(MAKE)" -C $(PDIR)/nimble/host/store/ram/src/ -f $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base MODULE=$@
 
-nimble_tinycrypt:
-	$(QQ)"$(MAKE)" -C $(PDIR)/ext/tinycrypt/src/ -f $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base MODULE=$@
-
 # service implementations
 nimble_svc_gap:
 	$(QQ)"$(MAKE)" -C $(PDIR)/nimble/host/services/gap/src/ -f $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base MODULE=$@
diff --git a/pkg/nimble/Makefile.dep b/pkg/nimble/Makefile.dep
index 07d4caf282..7838963614 100644
--- a/pkg/nimble/Makefile.dep
+++ b/pkg/nimble/Makefile.dep
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ endif
 # include host dependencies
 ifneq (,$(filter nimble_host,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += nimble_host_util
-  USEMODULE += nimble_tinycrypt
   USEMODULE += nimble_host_store_ram
+  USEPKG += tinycrypt
 endif
 
 # nimble controller dependencies
diff --git a/pkg/nimble/Makefile.include b/pkg/nimble/Makefile.include
index 8c1beee09b..2784227228 100644
--- a/pkg/nimble/Makefile.include
+++ b/pkg/nimble/Makefile.include
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter nimble_host_util,$(USEMODULE)))
   INCLUDES += $(NIMIBASE)/nimble/host/util/include
 endif
 
-# include tinycrypt headers
-ifneq (,$(filter nimble_controller,$(USEMODULE)))
-  INCLUDES += $(NIMIBASE)/ext/tinycrypt/include
-endif
-
 # include transport headers
 ifneq (,$(filter nimble_transport_ram,$(USEMODULE)))
   INCLUDES += $(NIMIBASE)/nimble/transport/ram/include