diff --git a/pkg/arduino_api/Makefile.include b/pkg/arduino_api/Makefile.include
index d8d5bd0cbe..3987ecabda 100644
--- a/pkg/arduino_api/Makefile.include
+++ b/pkg/arduino_api/Makefile.include
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 INCLUDES += -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/arduino_api/api
-
-CXXEXFLAGS += -std=c++11
diff --git a/pkg/flatbuffers/Makefile.include b/pkg/flatbuffers/Makefile.include
index 1a399bee76..f234b0a7e5 100644
--- a/pkg/flatbuffers/Makefile.include
+++ b/pkg/flatbuffers/Makefile.include
@@ -7,8 +7,5 @@ ifneq (0,$(shell which flatc > /dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $$?))
   $(call target-export-variables,all,FLATC)
 endif
 
-# This module requires cpp11 support
-CXXEXFLAGS += -std=c++11
-
 # This package is a header only package, so there's nothing to build
 PSEUDOMODULES += flatbuffers
diff --git a/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile.include b/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile.include
index 102cad5aad..7340b5eec2 100644
--- a/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile.include
+++ b/pkg/talking_leds/Makefile.include
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 INCLUDES += -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/talking_leds/src
-
-CXXEXFLAGS += -std=c++11
diff --git a/pkg/utensor/Makefile.include b/pkg/utensor/Makefile.include
index 6b0ee8302c..829f5da897 100644
--- a/pkg/utensor/Makefile.include
+++ b/pkg/utensor/Makefile.include
@@ -11,7 +11,3 @@ ifeq (llvm,$(TOOLCHAIN))
   CXXEXFLAGS += -Wno-unused-variable
   CXXEXFLAGS += -Wno-shift-count-negative
 endif
-
-ifneq (native,$(BOARD))
-  CXXEXFLAGS += -std=c++11
-endif