diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/include/cc2538_rf.h b/cpu/cc2538/include/cc2538_rf.h
index f623fdc5565f4552e4e139ce6ef745838a9d036b..40937e8274cab62a9b30a7b837c8912d8a9a4ae0 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/include/cc2538_rf.h
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/include/cc2538_rf.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define CC2538_RF_POWER_DEFAULT     (IEEE802154_DEFAULT_TXPOWER)    /**< Default output power in dBm */
 #define CC2538_RF_CHANNEL_DEFAULT   (IEEE802154_DEFAULT_CHANNEL)
-#define CC2538_RF_PANID_DEFAULT     (IEEE802154_DEFAULT_PANID)
 
 #define OUTPUT_POWER_MIN            (-24)  /**< Min output power in dBm */
 #define OUTPUT_POWER_MAX            (7)    /**< Max output power in dBm */
diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf.c b/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf.c
index 43fd9b2b6c434579ef08ef9638c286b84d7d7f4a..18b66f84cfdfa56f4867ca3edc8c09b43106aefa 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf.c
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ void cc2538_init(void)
 
     cc2538_set_tx_power(CC2538_RF_POWER_DEFAULT);
     cc2538_set_chan(CC2538_RF_CHANNEL_DEFAULT);
-    cc2538_set_pan(CC2538_RF_PANID_DEFAULT);
     cc2538_set_addr_long(cc2538_get_eui64_primary());
 
     /* Select the observable signals (maximum of three) */
diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf_netdev.c b/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf_netdev.c
index e63e610d9e48f3b5820faa46eba863ae25c393a0..8f0c7b370376704dc365e069add147cc5e6da4f9 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf_netdev.c
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf_netdev.c
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
     cc2538_rf_t *dev = (cc2538_rf_t *) netdev;
     _dev = netdev;
 
-    uint16_t pan = cc2538_get_pan();
     uint16_t chan = cc2538_get_chan();
     uint16_t addr_short = cc2538_get_addr_short();
     uint64_t addr_long = cc2538_get_addr_long();
@@ -361,8 +360,6 @@ static int _init(netdev_t *netdev)
     netdev_ieee802154_reset(&dev->netdev);
 
     /* Initialise netdev_ieee802154_t struct */
-    netdev_ieee802154_set(&dev->netdev, NETOPT_NID,
-                          &pan, sizeof(pan));
     netdev_ieee802154_set(&dev->netdev, NETOPT_CHANNEL,
                           &chan, sizeof(chan));
     netdev_ieee802154_set(&dev->netdev, NETOPT_ADDRESS,