diff --git a/drivers/include/kw2xrf.h b/drivers/include/kw2xrf.h
index 11aca9b00d0d..5527968f09f8 100644
--- a/drivers/include/kw2xrf.h
+++ b/drivers/include/kw2xrf.h
@@ -141,16 +141,6 @@ typedef struct {
     /** @} */
 } kw2xrf_t;
 
-/**
- * @brief   Setup an KW2XRF based device state
- *
- * @param[out] dev          device descriptor
- * @param[in]  params       parameters for device initialization
- * @param[in]  index        index of @p params in a global parameter struct array.
- *                          If initialized manually, pass a unique identifier instead.
- */
-void kw2xrf_setup(kw2xrf_t *dev, const kw2xrf_params_t *params, uint8_t index);
-
 /**
  * @brief   Initialize the given KW2XRF device
  * @param[out] dev          device descriptor