diff --git a/drivers/include/net/netdev.h b/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
index 3d201d13f0f284ff9c3bc2fd54c6e6039133ecac..4f113d4b0d68da3c45b6f102fbeb3545a20da7f7 100644
--- a/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
+++ b/drivers/include/net/netdev.h
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ typedef struct netdev_driver {
      * @brief Get a received frame
      *
      * @pre `(dev != NULL)`
-     * @pre `(buf != NULL) && (len > 0)`
      *
      * Supposed to be called from
      * @ref netdev_t::event_callback "netdev->event_callback()"