diff --git a/cpu/atmega2560/include/cpu_conf.h b/cpu/atmega2560/include/cpu_conf.h
index 78c7141ae0c6d969aab59cfcf1223368a16bb1da..0cdbd3005828a6207f674af341f4c361be8702d9 100644
--- a/cpu/atmega2560/include/cpu_conf.h
+++ b/cpu/atmega2560/include/cpu_conf.h
@@ -40,17 +40,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define THREAD_STACKSIZE_IDLE      (128)
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * @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