diff --git a/boards/waspmote-pro/Kconfig b/boards/waspmote-pro/Kconfig
index a260a6501e..86b67817e1 100644
--- a/boards/waspmote-pro/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/waspmote-pro/Kconfig
@@ -17,13 +17,8 @@ config BOARD_WASPMOTE_PRO
     select HAS_PERIPH_SPI
     select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER
     select HAS_PERIPH_UART
-    select HAS_SDCARD_SPI
-
-    select HAVE_MTD_SDCARD
-    select HAVE_SDCARD_SPI
 
+    select HAVE_MTD_SDCARD_DEFAULT
     select MODULE_FATFS_VFS if MODULE_VFS_DEFAULT
-    select MODULE_MTD if MODULE_VFS_DEFAULT
-    select MODULE_SDCARD_SPI if MODULE_MTD
 
 source "$(RIOTKCONFIG)/Kconfig.ztimer_only"
diff --git a/boards/waspmote-pro/Makefile.dep b/boards/waspmote-pro/Makefile.dep
index 9fd837b64b..87753a95a9 100644
--- a/boards/waspmote-pro/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/waspmote-pro/Makefile.dep
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter mtd,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += mtd_sdcard
+  USEMODULE += mtd_sdcard_default
 endif
 
 # default to using fatfs on SD card
diff --git a/boards/waspmote-pro/board.c b/boards/waspmote-pro/board.c
index f834db5172..a8d065bee5 100644
--- a/boards/waspmote-pro/board.c
+++ b/boards/waspmote-pro/board.c
@@ -25,35 +25,6 @@
 #include "board.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 
-#if defined(MODULE_MTD_SDCARD)
-#include "mtd_sdcard.h"
-#include "sdcard_spi.h"
-#include "sdcard_spi_params.h"
-
-#if defined(MODULE_FATFS_VFS)
-#include "fs/fatfs.h"
-#include "vfs_default.h"
-#endif
-
-/* this is provided by the sdcard_spi driver see drivers/sdcard_spi/sdcard_spi.c */
-extern sdcard_spi_t sdcard_spi_devs[ARRAY_SIZE(sdcard_spi_params)];
-
-mtd_sdcard_t mtd_sdcard_dev = {
-    .base = {
-        .driver = &mtd_sdcard_driver,
-    },
-    .sd_card = &sdcard_spi_devs[0],
-    .params = &sdcard_spi_params[0]
-};
-
-mtd_dev_t *mtd0 = (mtd_dev_t *)&mtd_sdcard_dev;
-
-#if IS_USED(MODULE_FATFS_VFS)
-VFS_AUTO_MOUNT(fatfs, VFS_MTD(mtd_sdcard_dev), VFS_DEFAULT_SD(0), 0);
-#endif /* MODULE_FATFS_VFS */
-
-#endif /* MODULE_MTD_SDCARD */
-
 void board_init(void)
 {
     /* initialize UART_1 on AUX1 */