diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index b265929a77b55..20a1009d40d55 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -191,10 +191,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter posix,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += vtimer
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter cbor,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += net_help
-endif
-
 ifneq (,$(filter vtimer,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += timex
 endif
@@ -217,7 +213,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter fib,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += universal_address
   USEMODULE += timex
   USEMODULE += vtimer
-  USEMODULE += net_help
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter oonf_common,$(USEMODULE)))