diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/aerocore2/board_config.h b/src/drivers/boards/aerocore2/board_config.h
index 91a29355b3..2843a3793c 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/aerocore2/board_config.h
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/aerocore2/board_config.h
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@
 
 #define BOARD_HAS_CONTROL_STATUS_LEDS	1
 
-/* GPS */
-#define GPS_DEFAULT_UART_PORT	"/dev/ttyS0"
-
 /* Power muxes */
 /* LOW=battery HIGH=USB */
 #define GPIO_POWER_MUX_SENSE	(GPIO_INPUT|GPIO_PULLUP|GPIO_PORTC|GPIO_PIN5)
diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/aerofc-v1/board_config.h b/src/drivers/boards/aerofc-v1/board_config.h
index 0ed11cc0bd..2ed5bb71a5 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/aerofc-v1/board_config.h
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/aerofc-v1/board_config.h
@@ -116,11 +116,6 @@
  * USB OTG FS
  */
 
-/*
- * GPS
- */
-#define GPS_DEFAULT_UART_PORT	"/dev/ttyS5"
-
 /*
  * RC Serial port
  */
diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/av-x-v1/board_config.h b/src/drivers/boards/av-x-v1/board_config.h
index 93b81a622e..41f7da2691 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/av-x-v1/board_config.h
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/av-x-v1/board_config.h
@@ -321,8 +321,6 @@
 #define BOARD_HAS_RX_TX_SWAP               1 /* HW Can swap TX and RX */
 #define RC_SERIAL_PORT_IS_SWAPED           0 /* Board wired with RC's TX is on cpu RX */
 
-#define GPS_DEFAULT_UART_PORT "/dev/ttyS6" /* UART7 */
-
 /* Power switch controls ******************************************************/
 
 #define SDIO_SLOTNO                    0  /* Only one slot */
diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/board_config.h b/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/board_config.h
index 1551ff9c71..45479bf075 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/board_config.h
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/board_config.h
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ __BEGIN_DECLS
  * UART4   /dev/tty4      ---         P10      UART (Bluetooth)
  */
 
-#define GPS_DEFAULT_UART_PORT  "/dev/ttyS3"      /* UART2 */
-
 /* High-resolution timer */
 #define HRT_TIMER              1  /* TPM1 timer for the HRT */
 #define HRT_TIMER_CHANNEL      0  /* Use capture/compare channel 0 */
diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/omnibus-f4sd/board_config.h b/src/drivers/boards/omnibus-f4sd/board_config.h
index 4e9c40a435..589a6f2dc1 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/omnibus-f4sd/board_config.h
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/omnibus-f4sd/board_config.h
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@
 #define GPIO_LED1       (GPIO_OUTPUT|GPIO_PUSHPULL|GPIO_SPEED_50MHz|GPIO_OUTPUT_CLEAR|GPIO_PORTB|GPIO_PIN5)
 #define GPIO_LED_BLUE   GPIO_LED1
 
-/* GPS
- * UART6
- */
-#define GPS_DEFAULT_UART_PORT	"/dev/ttyS2"
-
 /*
  * ADC channels
  *
diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/px4fmu-v5/board_config.h b/src/drivers/boards/px4fmu-v5/board_config.h
index 9180f18452..dc426a2612 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/px4fmu-v5/board_config.h
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/px4fmu-v5/board_config.h
@@ -528,8 +528,6 @@
 #define BOARD_HAS_RX_TX_SWAP               1 /* HW Can swap TX and RX */
 #define RC_SERIAL_PORT_IS_SWAPED           0 /* Board wired with RC's TX is on cpu RX */
 
-#define GPS_DEFAULT_UART_PORT "/dev/ttyS0" /* UART1 on FMUv5 */
-
 /* Input Capture Channels. */
 #define INPUT_CAP1_TIMER                  2
 #define INPUT_CAP1_CHANNEL     /* T4C1 */ 1
diff --git a/src/drivers/drv_gps.h b/src/drivers/drv_gps.h
index ce4105bba8..cf36350d25 100644
--- a/src/drivers/drv_gps.h
+++ b/src/drivers/drv_gps.h
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@
 #include "drv_sensor.h"
 #include "drv_orb_dev.h"
 
-#ifndef GPS_DEFAULT_UART_PORT
-#define GPS_DEFAULT_UART_PORT "/dev/ttyS3"
-#endif
-
 typedef enum {
 	GPS_DRIVER_MODE_NONE = 0,
 	GPS_DRIVER_MODE_UBX,
diff --git a/src/drivers/gps/gps.cpp b/src/drivers/gps/gps.cpp
index f0b255fc31..1cccc0768a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/gps/gps.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/gps/gps.cpp
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ GPS *GPS::instantiate(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 GPS *GPS::instantiate(int argc, char *argv[], Instance instance)
 {
-	const char *device_name = GPS_DEFAULT_UART_PORT;
+	const char *device_name = "/dev/ttyS3";
 	const char *device_name_secondary = nullptr;
 	bool fake_gps = false;
 	bool enable_sat_info = false;