diff --git a/examples/ccn-lite-client/Makefile b/examples/ccn-lite-client/Makefile
index 4d981d5359..b7b843db84 100644
--- a/examples/ccn-lite-client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ccn-lite-client/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export QUIET ?= 1
 USEMODULE += config
 USEMODULE += shell
 USEMODULE += shell_commands
-USEMODULE += uart0
 USEMODULE += posix
 USEMODULE += ps
 USEMODULE += auto_init
diff --git a/examples/ccn-lite-relay/Makefile b/examples/ccn-lite-relay/Makefile
index 4c0e61113f..6bff29cfa9 100644
--- a/examples/ccn-lite-relay/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ccn-lite-relay/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export QUIET ?= 1
 # Modules to include:
 
 USEMODULE += config
-USEMODULE += uart0
 USEMODULE += posix
 USEMODULE += auto_init
 USEMODULE += hwtimer
diff --git a/examples/default/Makefile b/examples/default/Makefile
index 372aeb2a0f..336ad79fe1 100644
--- a/examples/default/Makefile
+++ b/examples/default/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export QUIET ?= 1
 # Modules to include:
 
 USEMODULE += posix
-USEMODULE += uart0
 USEMODULE += shell
 USEMODULE += shell_commands
 USEMODULE += ps
diff --git a/examples/rpl_udp/Makefile b/examples/rpl_udp/Makefile
index 96dd0621a5..f6c82e3e29 100644
--- a/examples/rpl_udp/Makefile
+++ b/examples/rpl_udp/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ CFLAGS += "-Wno-cpp"
 USEMODULE += auto_init
 USEMODULE += shell
 USEMODULE += shell_commands
-USEMODULE += uart0
 USEMODULE += posix
 USEMODULE += ps 
 USEMODULE += vtimer