diff --git a/boards/avsextrem/Makefile.features b/boards/avsextrem/Makefile.features
index 9b12b107b1dce..2673603712b1a 100644
--- a/boards/avsextrem/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/avsextrem/Makefile.features
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = arm7
diff --git a/boards/chronos/Makefile.features b/boards/chronos/Makefile.features
index 545413173c4a6..75806794cbebb 100644
--- a/boards/chronos/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/chronos/Makefile.features
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = msp430
diff --git a/boards/fox/Makefile.features b/boards/fox/Makefile.features
index f78132d135e6d..8205ea3083672 100644
--- a/boards/fox/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/fox/Makefile.features
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
diff --git a/boards/iot-lab_M3/Makefile.features b/boards/iot-lab_M3/Makefile.features
index f78132d135e6d..8205ea3083672 100644
--- a/boards/iot-lab_M3/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/iot-lab_M3/Makefile.features
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
diff --git a/boards/msb-430h/Makefile.features b/boards/msb-430h/Makefile.features
index 404ff76b5c05e..261f50b429517 100644
--- a/boards/msb-430h/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/msb-430h/Makefile.features
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver config
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += config
 FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = msp430
diff --git a/boards/msba2/Makefile.features b/boards/msba2/Makefile.features
index 7991eb1a4aec8..8ba18f54f91a5 100644
--- a/boards/msba2/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/msba2/Makefile.features
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += cpp
diff --git a/boards/msbiot/Makefile.features b/boards/msbiot/Makefile.features
index 962c9a839ada8..c4557d02cea29 100644
--- a/boards/msbiot/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/msbiot/Makefile.features
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_random
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_adc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_dac
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
 FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = cortex_m4
diff --git a/boards/mulle/Makefile.features b/boards/mulle/Makefile.features
index df0a7b01703c2..08c25420d1ed4 100644
--- a/boards/mulle/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/mulle/Makefile.features
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
 FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = cortex_m4
diff --git a/boards/native/Makefile.features b/boards/native/Makefile.features
index e4507ec1c42bb..360a89c353b48 100644
--- a/boards/native/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/native/Makefile.features
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += ethernet
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_cpuid
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += config
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += cpp
diff --git a/boards/pttu/Makefile.features b/boards/pttu/Makefile.features
index 26efb4612c735..2673603712b1a 100644
--- a/boards/pttu/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/pttu/Makefile.features
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-# Enable this after fixing https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/issues/659
-#FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = arm7
diff --git a/boards/redbee-econotag/Makefile.features b/boards/redbee-econotag/Makefile.features
index 5bc079ac1ecb0..e750ff3c57abc 100644
--- a/boards/redbee-econotag/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/redbee-econotag/Makefile.features
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
 FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = arm7
diff --git a/boards/samr21-xpro/Makefile.features b/boards/samr21-xpro/Makefile.features
index 064eed1bd8df3..c7a370432322d 100644
--- a/boards/samr21-xpro/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/samr21-xpro/Makefile.features
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
-
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += cpp
 
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio
diff --git a/boards/telosb/Makefile.features b/boards/telosb/Makefile.features
index b73c21bb32f60..3b961e07b1401 100644
--- a/boards/telosb/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/telosb/Makefile.features
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
 FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = msp430
diff --git a/boards/wsn430-v1_3b/Makefile.features b/boards/wsn430-v1_3b/Makefile.features
index ff1fe85ccb1eb..261f50b429517 100644
--- a/boards/wsn430-v1_3b/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/wsn430-v1_3b/Makefile.features
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += config
 FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = msp430
diff --git a/boards/wsn430-v1_4/Makefile.features b/boards/wsn430-v1_4/Makefile.features
index ff1fe85ccb1eb..261f50b429517 100644
--- a/boards/wsn430-v1_4/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/wsn430-v1_4/Makefile.features
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += config
 FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = msp430
diff --git a/boards/z1/Makefile.features b/boards/z1/Makefile.features
index b73c21bb32f60..3b961e07b1401 100644
--- a/boards/z1/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/z1/Makefile.features
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += transceiver
 FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = msp430