diff --git a/cpu/esp8266/include/gpio_common.h b/cpu/esp8266/include/gpio_common.h
index 25279de745937820f9131a2c3d512433d38bc089..7e9116d1c60dc6b9f0c7d4ecc522eba0be18a63f 100644
--- a/cpu/esp8266/include/gpio_common.h
+++ b/cpu/esp8266/include/gpio_common.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 /**
  * @ingroup     cpu_esp8266
- * @ingroup     drivers_periph_gpio
  * @{
  *
  * @file