diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif.h
index 5d00f41818356159e36b523ee96d7fe55f4fa3a0..b0622e0f9ceaa042295720f122fb5c6eba1b6ca5 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * @defgroup    net_gnrc_netif New network interface API
+ * @defgroup    net_gnrc_netif Network interface API
  * @ingroup     net_gnrc
  * @brief       Abstraction layer for GNRC's network interfaces
  *