diff --git a/cpu/lpc2387/include/cpu_conf.h b/cpu/lpc2387/include/cpu_conf.h
index 73ec403ce801d711c9a583e5f92f85cfde3b8329..f5a831065a909cec9ba0cce48a0bdcc2b9fb3470 100644
--- a/cpu/lpc2387/include/cpu_conf.h
+++ b/cpu/lpc2387/include/cpu_conf.h
@@ -63,17 +63,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define CC_CONF_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT      __attribute__((warn_unused_result))
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * @name UART0 buffer size definition for compatibility reasons
- *
- * TODO: remove once the remodeling of the uart0 driver is done
- * @{
- */
-#ifndef UART0_BUFSIZE
-#define UART0_BUFSIZE                   (128)
-#endif
-/** @} */
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif