diff --git a/boards/hifive1/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/hifive1/include/periph_conf.h
index cae44fcfdf..f64cf55331 100644
--- a/boards/hifive1/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/hifive1/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -120,14 +120,6 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * @name    GPIO configuration
- *
- * @{
- */
-#define GPIO_INTR_PRIORITY          (3)
-/** @} */
-
 /**
  * @name    PWM configuration
  *
diff --git a/boards/hifive1b/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/hifive1b/include/periph_conf.h
index 749f450bbe..dd5679a514 100644
--- a/boards/hifive1b/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/hifive1b/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -121,14 +121,6 @@ static const uart_conf_t uart_config[] = {
 
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * @name    GPIO configuration
- *
- * @{
- */
-#define GPIO_INTR_PRIORITY          (3)
-/** @} */
-
 /**
  * @name    PWM configuration
  *