diff --git a/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40.c b/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40.c
index 2ae3a30111e30e8a99aa39832bf106af581d64d9..befd12e8b138f45a9fc26474d98b58fb7d8ab415 100644
--- a/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40.c
+++ b/drivers/mrf24j40/mrf24j40.c
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ void mrf24j40_reset(mrf24j40_t *dev)
     mrf24j40_set_addr_long(dev, ntohll(addr_long.uint64.u64));
     mrf24j40_set_addr_short(dev, ntohs(addr_long.uint16[0].u16));
 
-    /* set default PAN id */
-    mrf24j40_set_pan(dev, IEEE802154_DEFAULT_PANID);
     mrf24j40_set_chan(dev, IEEE802154_DEFAULT_CHANNEL);
 
     /* configure Immediate Sleep and Wake-Up mode */