diff --git a/boards/nrf51dongle/Makefile.include b/boards/nrf51dongle/Makefile.include
index 6181022622..76f48a1f71 100644
--- a/boards/nrf51dongle/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/nrf51dongle/Makefile.include
@@ -6,18 +6,9 @@ export CPU_MODEL = nrf51x22xxab
 PORT_LINUX ?= /dev/ttyACM0
 PORT_DARWIN ?= $(shell ls -1 /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART* | head -n 1)
 
-# define flash and debugging environment
-export FLASHER = $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/dist/flash.sh
-export DEBUGGER = $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/dist/debug.sh
-export DEBUGSERVER = JLinkGDBServer -device nrf51822 -if SWD
-export RESET = $(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/dist/reset.sh
-
-export OFLAGS = -O binary
-export HEXFILE = $(ELFFILE:.elf=.bin)
-export TERMFLAGS += -p "$(PORT)"
-export FFLAGS = $(BINDIR) $(HEXFILE)
-export DEBUGGER_FLAGS = $(BINDIR) $(ELFFILE)
-export RESET_FLAGS = $(BINDIR)
+# setup JLink for flashing
+export JLINK_DEVICE := nrf51822
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/Makefile.include.jlink
 
 # setup serial terminal
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/Makefile.include.serial
diff --git a/boards/nrf51dongle/dist/debug.sh b/boards/nrf51dongle/dist/debug.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 24bdbae0f6..0000000000
--- a/boards/nrf51dongle/dist/debug.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Start in-circuit debugging on this board: this script starts up the GDB
-# client and connects to a GDB server.
-#
-# Start the GDB server first using the 'make debugserver' target
-
-# @author Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
-
-BINDIR=$1
-ELFFILE=$2
-
-# write GDB config file
-echo "target extended-remote 127.0.0.1:2331" > $BINDIR/gdb.cfg
-
-# run GDB
-arm-none-eabi-gdb -tui -command=$BINDIR/gdb.cfg $ELFFILE
diff --git a/boards/nrf51dongle/dist/flash.sh b/boards/nrf51dongle/dist/flash.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 0f4bbb33c7..0000000000
--- a/boards/nrf51dongle/dist/flash.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# This flash script dynamically generates a file with a set of commands which
-# have to be handed to the flashing script of SEGGER (JLinkExe >4.84).
-# After that, JLinkExe will be executed with that set of commands to flash the
-# latest .bin file to the board.
-
-# @author Timo Ziegler <timo.ziegler@fu-berlin.de>
-# @author Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
-
-BINDIR=$1
-HEXFILE=$2
-
-# setup JLink command file
-echo "device nrf51822" > $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "speed 1000" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "w4 4001e504 1" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "loadbin $HEXFILE 0" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "r" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "g" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "exit" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
-echo "" >> $BINDIR/burn.seg
-
-# flash new binary to the board
-JLinkExe < $BINDIR/burn.seg
diff --git a/boards/nrf51dongle/dist/reset.sh b/boards/nrf51dongle/dist/reset.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 509f127ea4..0000000000
--- a/boards/nrf51dongle/dist/reset.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# This script resets a nrf51822 target using JLink called
-# with a pre-defined reset sequence.
-
-# @author Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
-
-BINDIR=$1
-
-# create JLink command file for resetting the board
-echo "device nrf51822" > $BINDIR/reset.seg
-echo "r" >> $BINDIR/reset.seg
-echo "g" >> $BINDIR/reset.seg
-echo "exit" >> $BINDIR/reset.seg
-echo " " >> $BINDIR/reset.seg
-
-# reset the board
-JLinkExe < $BINDIR/reset.seg