diff --git a/sys/Makefile b/sys/Makefile
index 016d78a77..d305b351f 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile
+++ b/sys/Makefile
@@ -163,9 +163,6 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter ng_netdev_eth,$(USEMODULE)))
     DIRS += net/link_layer/ng_netdev_eth
 endif
-ifneq (,$(filter universal_address,$(USEMODULE)))
-    DIRS += universal_address
-endif
 
 DIRS += $(dir $(wildcard $(addsuffix /Makefile, ${USEMODULE})))
 
diff --git a/sys/universal_address/Makefile b/sys/universal_address/Makefile
index c4a4c6731..48422e909 100644
--- a/sys/universal_address/Makefile
+++ b/sys/universal_address/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-MODULE = universal_address
-
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base