diff --git a/sys/net/include/socket_base.h b/sys/net/include/socket_base.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 458bd2ff5fe248f9e7eaec9f6ecdd1c88dcdb5a7..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/sys/net/include/socket_base.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2013 INRIA.
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @defgroup socket_base Transport layer implementation
- *
- * @ingroup net
- * @brief This module implements basic transport layer socket functionality.
- * This includes 6LoWPAN UDP header compression and (experimental)
- * 6LoWPAN TCP header compression.
- *
- * It wraps all API types, constants and functions of the transport layer
- * implementation.
- *
- * @see <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6282#section-4.3">
- * RFC 6282 - Compression Format for IPv6 Datagrams over
- * IEEE 802.15.4-Based Networks - UDP Header Compression
- * </a>
- * @see <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-aayadi-6lowpan-tcphc-01">
- * RFC draft-aayadi-6lowpan-tcphc-01 - TCP header compression for
- * 6LoWPAN
- * </a>
- * @{
- * @file
- * @brief transport_layer functions
- * @author Oliver Gesch <oliver.gesch@googlemail.com>
- * @author Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- */
-
-#ifndef SOCKET_BASE_H
-#define SOCKET_BASE_H
-
-#include "socket_base/in.h"
-#include "socket_base/socket.h"
-#include "socket_base/types.h"
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif /* SOCKET_BASE_H */
-/** @} */
diff --git a/sys/net/include/socket_base/in.h b/sys/net/include/socket_base/in.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ca06f3a8f5ee252026308a556227f26b93520514..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/sys/net/include/socket_base/in.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,160 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2014 Freie Universität Berlin.
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * socket_base/in.h - Constants defined by the internet system, per RFC 790,
- * September 1981, and numerous additions, inspired by
- * netinet/in.h definitions.
- * @{
- * @file
- * @brief IP next header constants
- * @see <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc790">
- * RFC790 - Assigned Numbers
- * </a>
- * @see <a href="http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/netinet_in.h.html">
- * IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition - netinet/in.h
- * </a>
- * @see <a href="http://www.iana.org/assignments/protocol-numbers/protocol-numbers.xhtml">
- * IANA - Protocol Numbers
- * </a>
- * @author Oliver Gesch <oliver.gesch@googlemail.com>
- * @author Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- */
-
-#ifndef SOCKET_BASE_IN_H
-#define SOCKET_BASE_IN_H
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-/*
- * Protocols (RFC 1700) TODO: may be deleted due to some double definition
- * in sys/net/sixlowpan/include/sixlowpan/ip.h
- */
-#define IPPROTO_IP (0) ///< dummy for IP
-#define IPPROTO_HOPOPTS (0) ///< IP6 hop-by-hop options
-#define IPPROTO_ICMP (1) ///< control message protocol
-#define IPPROTO_IGMP (2) ///< group mgmt protocol
-#define IPPROTO_GGP (3) ///< gateway^2 (deprecated)
-#define IPPROTO_IPV4 (4) ///< IPv4 encapsulation
-#define IPPROTO_IPIP IPPROTO_IPV4 ///< for compatibility
-#define IPPROTO_TCP (6) ///< tcp
-#define IPPROTO_ST (7) ///< Stream protocol II
-#define IPPROTO_EGP (8) ///< exterior gateway protocol
-#define IPPROTO_PIGP (9) ///< private interior gateway
-#define IPPROTO_RCCMON (10) ///< BBN RCC Monitoring
-#define IPPROTO_NVPII (11) ///< network voice protocol
-#define IPPROTO_PUP (12) ///< pup
-#define IPPROTO_ARGUS (13) ///< Argus
-#define IPPROTO_EMCON (14) ///< EMCON
-#define IPPROTO_XNET (15) ///< Cross Net Debugger
-#define IPPROTO_CHAOS (16) ///< Chaos
-#define IPPROTO_UDP (17) ///< user datagram protocol
-#define IPPROTO_MUX (18) ///< Multiplexing
-#define IPPROTO_MEAS (19) ///< DCN Measurement Subsystems
-#define IPPROTO_HMP (20) ///< Host Monitoring
-#define IPPROTO_PRM (21) ///< Packet Radio Measurement
-#define IPPROTO_IDP (22) ///< xns idp
-#define IPPROTO_TRUNK1 (23) ///< Trunk-1
-#define IPPROTO_TRUNK2 (24) ///< Trunk-2
-#define IPPROTO_LEAF1 (25) ///< Leaf-1
-#define IPPROTO_LEAF2 (26) ///< Leaf-2
-#define IPPROTO_RDP (27) ///< Reliable Data
-#define IPPROTO_IRTP (28) ///< Reliable Transaction
-#define IPPROTO_TP (29) ///< tp-4 w/ class negotiation
-#define IPPROTO_BLT (30) ///< Bulk Data Transfer
-#define IPPROTO_NSP (31) ///< Network Services
-#define IPPROTO_INP (32) ///< Merit Internodal
-#define IPPROTO_SEP (33) ///< Sequential Exchange
-#define IPPROTO_3PC (34) ///< Third Party Connect
-#define IPPROTO_IDPR (35) ///< InterDomain Policy Routing
-#define IPPROTO_XTP (36) ///< XTP
-#define IPPROTO_DDP (37) ///< Datagram Delivery
-#define IPPROTO_CMTP (38) ///< Control Message Transport
-#define IPPROTO_TPXX (39) ///< TP++ Transport
-#define IPPROTO_IL (40) ///< IL transport protocol
-#define IPPROTO_IPV6 (41) ///< IP6 header
-#define IPPROTO_SDRP (42) ///< Source Demand Routing
-#define IPPROTO_ROUTING (43) ///< IP6 routing header
-#define IPPROTO_FRAGMENT (44) ///< IP6 fragmentation header
-#define IPPROTO_IDRP (45) ///< InterDomain Routing
-#define IPPROTO_RSVP (46) ///< resource reservation
-#define IPPROTO_GRE (47) ///< General Routing Encap.
-#define IPPROTO_MHRP (48) ///< Mobile Host Routing
-#define IPPROTO_BHA (49) ///< BHA
-#define IPPROTO_ESP (50) ///< IP6 Encap Sec. Payload
-#define IPPROTO_AH (51) ///< IP6 Auth Header
-#define IPPROTO_INLSP (52) ///< Integ. Net Layer Security
-#define IPPROTO_SWIPE (53) ///< IP with encryption
-#define IPPROTO_NHRP (54) ///< Next Hop Resolution
-///< 55-57: Unassigned
-#define IPPROTO_ICMPV6 (58) ///< ICMP6
-#define IPPROTO_NONE (59) ///< IP6 no next header
-#define IPPROTO_DSTOPTS (60) ///< IP6 destination option
-#define IPPROTO_AHIP (61) ///< any host internal protocol
-#define IPPROTO_CFTP (62) ///< CFTP
-#define IPPROTO_HELLO (63) ///< "hello" routing protocol
-#define IPPROTO_SATEXPAK (64) ///< SATNET/Backroom EXPAK
-#define IPPROTO_KRYPTOLAN (65) ///< Kryptolan
-#define IPPROTO_RVD (66) ///< Remote Virtual Disk
-#define IPPROTO_IPPC (67) ///< Pluribus Packet Core
-#define IPPROTO_ADFS (68) ///< Any distributed FS
-#define IPPROTO_SATMON (69) ///< Satnet Monitoring
-#define IPPROTO_VISA (70) ///< VISA Protocol
-#define IPPROTO_IPCV (71) ///< Packet Core Utility
-#define IPPROTO_CPNX (72) ///< Comp. Prot. Net. Executive
-#define IPPROTO_CPHB (73) ///< Comp. Prot. HeartBeat
-#define IPPROTO_WSN (74) ///< Wang Span Network
-#define IPPROTO_PVP (75) ///< Packet Video Protocol
-#define IPPROTO_BRSATMON (76) ///< BackRoom SATNET Monitoring
-#define IPPROTO_ND (77) ///< Sun net disk proto (temp.)
-#define IPPROTO_WBMON (78) ///< WIDEBAND Monitoring
-#define IPPROTO_WBEXPAK (79) ///< WIDEBAND EXPAK
-#define IPPROTO_EON (80) ///< ISO cnlp
-#define IPPROTO_VMTP (81) ///< VMTP
-#define IPPROTO_SVMTP (82) ///< Secure VMTP
-#define IPPROTO_VINES (83) ///< Banyon VINES
-#define IPPROTO_TTP (84) ///< TTP
-#define IPPROTO_IGP (85) ///< NSFNET-IGP
-#define IPPROTO_DGP (86) ///< dissimilar gateway prot.
-#define IPPROTO_TCF (87) ///< TCF
-#define IPPROTO_IGRP (88) ///< Cisco/GXS IGRP
-#define IPPROTO_OSPFIGP (89) ///< OSPFIGP
-#define IPPROTO_SRPC (90) ///< Strite RPC protocol
-#define IPPROTO_LARP (91) ///< Locus Address Resoloution
-#define IPPROTO_MTP (92) ///< Multicast Transport
-#define IPPROTO_AX25 (93) ///< AX.25 Frames
-#define IPPROTO_IPEIP (94) ///< IP encapsulated in IP
-#define IPPROTO_MICP (95) ///< Mobile Int.ing control
-#define IPPROTO_SCCSP (96) ///< Semaphore Comm. security
-#define IPPROTO_ETHERIP (97) ///< Ethernet IP encapsulation
-#define IPPROTO_ENCAP (98) ///< encapsulation header
-#define IPPROTO_APES (99) ///< any private encr. scheme
-#define IPPROTO_GMTP (100) ///< GMTP
-#define IPPROTO_IPCOMP (108) ///< payload compression (IPComp)
-/**
- * 101-254: Partly Unassigned
- */
-#define IPPROTO_PIM (103) ///< Protocol Independent Mcast
-#define IPPROTO_PGM (113) ///< PGM
-/* 255: Reserved */
-/* */
-#define IPPROTO_DIVERT (254) ///< divert pseudo-protocol (BSD Private, local use, namespace incursion)
-#define IPPROTO_RAW (255) ///< raw IP packet
-#define IPPROTO_MAX (256)
-
-#define IPPROTO_DONE (257) ///< last return value of *_input(), meaning "all job for this pkt is done".
-
-#define IN_LOOPBACKNET (127) ///< official!
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif /* SOCKET_BASE_IN_H */
diff --git a/sys/net/include/socket_base/socket.h b/sys/net/include/socket_base/socket.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d02f5df27b3853578955833ab4310c36af09dc0a..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/sys/net/include/socket_base/socket.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,221 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * socket_base/socket.h - Transport Layer socket API
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2013 INRIA.
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- *
- * @ingroup socket_base
- * @{
- * @file
- * @brief Header for BSD socket API
- * @see <a href="http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/sys_socket.h.html">
- * IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition - sys/socket.h
- * </a>
- * @author Oliver Gesch <oliver.gesch@googlemail.com>
- * @author Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- */
-
-
-#ifndef SOCKET_BASE_SOCKET_H
-#define SOCKET_BASE_SOCKET_H
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-#include "net/af.h"
-#include "net/ipv6/addr.h"
-
-#include "socket_base/in.h"
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-typedef uint8_t sa_family_t; ///< POSIX compatible type for address family.
-typedef uint32_t socklen_t; ///< POSIX compatible type for address length.
-
-
-#define SOCK_STREAM 1 ///< POSIX compatible stream socket type.
-#define SOCK_DGRAM 2 ///< POSIX compatible datagram socket type.
-#define SOCK_RAW 3 ///< POSIX compatible raw-protocol interface type.
-#define SOCK_RDM 4 ///< POSIX compatible reliably-delivered message type.
-#define SOCK_SEQPACKET 5 ///< POSIX compatible sequenced packet stream type.
-
-#define TRANSPORT_LAYER_SOCKET_STATIC_MSS 48 ///< Static TCP maxmimum segment size.
-
-/**
- * Static TCP flow control window for window size 1.
- */
-#define TRANSPORT_LAYER_SOCKET_STATIC_WINDOW 1 * TRANSPORT_LAYER_SOCKET_STATIC_MSS
-
-/**
- * Maximum size of TCP buffer.
- */
-#define TRANSPORT_LAYER_SOCKET_MAX_TCP_BUFFER 1 * TRANSPORT_LAYER_SOCKET_STATIC_WINDOW
-
-/**
- * Socket address type for IPv6 communication.
- */
-typedef struct __attribute__((packed)) {
- uint8_t sin6_family; ///< set to AF_INET6
- uint16_t sin6_port; ///< transport layer port number
- uint32_t sin6_flowinfo; ///< IPv6 flow information
- ipv6_addr_t sin6_addr; ///< IPv6 address
-} sockaddr6_t;
-
-/**
- * Creates new socket for communication in family *domain*, of type *type*,
- * and with protocol *protocol*. Roughly identical to POSIX's
- * <a href="http://man.he.net/man2/socket">socket(2)</a>.
- *
- * @param[in] domain Address family. Only AF_INET6 is supported by now (no
- * check on creation).
- * @param[in] type Communication type.
- * @param[in] protocol Protocol type. May be left 0 if domain and type are
- * sufficiant enough (I. e. domain=AF_INET6 and type=SOCK_STREAM
- * imply IPPROTO_TCP, etc.)
- * @return Socket ID on success, -1 otherwise.
- */
-int socket_base_socket(int domain, int type, int protocol);
-
-/**
- * Connects socket *socket* with a foreign host with IPv6 address *addr*
- * (of length *addrlen*) for connection orientated communication (e. g.
- * SOCK_STREAM). Roughly identical to POSIX's
- * <a href="http://man.he.net/man2/connect">connect(2)</a>.
- *
- * @param[in] socket The ID of the socket.
- * @param[in] addr The IPv6 address to connect to
- * @param[in] addrlen Length of the IPv6 address in byte (always 16)
- *
- * @return 0 on success, -1 otherwise
- */
-int socket_base_connect(int socket, sockaddr6_t *addr,
- socklen_t addrlen);
-
-/**
- * Receives data through socket *s* and saves it in buffer *buf*. Roughly
- * identical to POSIX's <a href="http://man.he.net/man2/recv">recv(2)</a>.
- *
- * @param[in] s The ID of the socket to receive from.
- * @param[in] buf Buffer to store received data in.
- * @param[in] len Length of buffer.
- * @param[in] flags Flags for possible later implementations (currently
- * unused).
- *
- * @return Number of received bytes, -1 on error.
- */
-int32_t socket_base_recv(int s, void *buf, uint32_t len, int flags);
-
-/**
- * Receives data through socket *s* and saves it in buffer *buf*. The address
- * of the sender is stored in *from*. Roughly identical to POSIX's
- * <a href="http://man.he.net/man2/recvfrom">recvfrom(2)</a>.
- *
- * @param[in] s The ID of the socket to receive from.
- * @param[in] buf Buffer to store received data in.
- * @param[in] len Length of buffer.
- * @param[in] flags Flags for possible later implementations (currently
- * unused).
- * @param[in] from IPv6 Address of the data's sender.
- * @param[in] fromlen Length of address in *from* in byte (always 16).
- *
- * @return Number of received bytes, -1 on error.
- */
-int32_t socket_base_recvfrom(int s, void *buf, uint32_t len, int flags,
- sockaddr6_t *from, socklen_t *fromlen);
-
-/**
- * Sends data *buf* through socket *s*. Roughly identical to POSIX's
- * <a href="http://man.he.net/man2/send">send(2)</a>.
- *
- * @param[in] s The ID of the socket to send through.
- * @param[in] buf Buffer to send the data from.
- * @param[in] len Length of buffer.
- * @param[in] flags Flags for possible later implementations (currently
- * unused).
- *
- * @return Number of send bytes, -1 on error.
- */
-int32_t socket_base_send(int s, const void *buf, uint32_t len, int flags);
-
-/**
- * Sends data *buf* through socket *s* to foreign host with IPv6 address *addr*.
- * Roughly identical to POSIX's <a href="http://man.he.net/man2/send">send(2)</a>.
- *
- * @param[in] s The ID of the socket to send through.
- * @param[in] buf Buffer to send the data from.
- * @param[in] len Length of buffer.
- * @param[in] flags Flags for possible later implementations (currently
- * unused).
- * @param[in] to IPv6 Address to send data to.
- * @param[in] tolen Length of address in *to* in byte (always 16).
- *
- * @return Number of send bytes, -1 on error.
- */
-int32_t socket_base_sendto(int s, const void *buf, uint32_t len, int flags,
- sockaddr6_t *to, socklen_t tolen);
-
-/**
- * Closes the socket *s* and removes it.
- *
- * @param[in] s The ID of the socket to close.
- *
- * @return 0 on success, -1 otherwise.
- */
-int socket_base_close(int s);
-
-/**
- * Assigns an IPv6 address *addr* to the socket *s*. Roughly identical to
- * POSIX's <a href="http://man.he.net/man2/bind">bind(2)</a>.
- *
- * @param[in] s The ID of the socket.
- * @param[in] addr The IPv6 address to bind to.
- * @param[in] addrlen Length of address in byte (always 16)
- *
- * @return 0 on success, -1 otherwise.
- */
-int socket_base_bind(int s, sockaddr6_t *addr, int addrlen);
-
-/**
- * Marks socket *s* as an passive socket, that listens for incoming messages.
- * Roughly identical to POSIX's <a href="http://man.he.net/man2/listen">listen(2)</a>.
- *
- * @param[in] s The ID of the socket.
- * @param[in] backlog Not implemented yet, may be 0.
- *
- * @return 0 on success, -1 otherwise.
- */
-int socket_base_listen(int s, int backlog);
-
-/**
- * Blocks the current thread and waits for incoming communication on the listening
- * socket *s*. Roughly identical to POSIX's
- * <a href="http://man.he.net/man2/accept">accept(2)</a>.
- *
- * @param[in] s The ID of the socket.
- * @param[in] addr The IPv6 address of the peer socket, or NULL if not
- * needed (not implemented yet).
- * @param[in] addrlen The length of *addr*, or NULL if not needed.
- *
- * @return New socket ID for communication. -1 on error.
- */
-int socket_base_accept(int s, sockaddr6_t *addr, socklen_t *addrlen);
-
-/**
- * Outputs a list of all open sockets to stdout. Information includes its
- * creation parameters, local and foreign address and ports, it's ID and the
- * PIDs of the send and receive thread.
- */
-void socket_base_print_sockets(void);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-/**
- * @}
- */
-#endif /* SOCKET_BASE_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/sys/net/include/socket_base/types.h b/sys/net/include/socket_base/types.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b7f51263dee729830035b72ec17b20adf3602473..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/sys/net/include/socket_base/types.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Transport Layer types header
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2013 INRIA.
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- *
- * @ingroup transport_layer
- * @{
- * @file
- * @brief Transport Layer types
- * @author Oliver Gesch <oliver.gesch@googlemail.com>
- * @author Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
- */
-#ifndef SOCKET_BASE_TYPES_H_
-#define SOCKET_BASE_TYPES_H_
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-/**
- * UDP packet header length
- */
-#define UDP_HDR_LEN 8
-
-/**
- * TCP packet header length
- */
-#define TCP_HDR_LEN 20
-
-/**
- * UDP packet header
- *
- * @see <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc768">RFC 768</a>
- */
-typedef struct __attribute__((packed)) {
- uint16_t src_port; ///< source port
- uint16_t dst_port; ///< destination port
- uint16_t length; ///< payload length
- /**
- * internet checksum
- *
- * @see <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1071">RFC 1071</a>
- */
- uint16_t checksum;
-} udp_hdr_t;
-
-/**
- * TCP packet header
- *
- * @see <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc793">RFC 793</a>
- */
-typedef struct __attribute__((packed)) {
- uint16_t src_port; ///< source port
- uint16_t dst_port; ///< destination port
- uint32_t seq_nr; ///< sequence number
- uint32_t ack_nr; ///< acknowledgement number
- unsigned flag_ns :1; ///< ECN-nonce concealment protection (since RFC 3540).
- unsigned reserved :3; ///< for future use - set to zero
- unsigned data_offset :4;
- uint8_t reserved_flags; ///< TODO: break this down into another bitfield: flag_fin, flag_syn, etc
- uint16_t window; ///< receiver window
- /**
- * internet checksum
- *
- * @see <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1071">RFC 1071</a>
- */
- uint16_t checksum;
- uint16_t urg_pointer; ///< urgent pointer
-} tcp_hdr_t;
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-/**
- * @}
- */
-
-#endif /* SOCKET_BASE_TYPES_H_ */