diff --git a/examples/coap/Makefile b/examples/coap/Makefile
index 1195a37a3..1b7d2db28 100644
--- a/examples/coap/Makefile
+++ b/examples/coap/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 CONTIKI_PROJECT = coap-example-server coap-example-client
-# use target "plugtest-server" explicitly when required
 
 all: $(CONTIKI_PROJECT)
 
@@ -8,31 +7,15 @@ CONTIKI=../..
 # Do not try to build on Sky because of code size limitation
 PLATFORMS_EXCLUDE = sky
 
-# build RESTful resources
-include $(CONTIKI)/Makefile.identify-target
-ifeq ($(TARGET),native)
-	MODULES_REL += ./resources-plugtest
-endif
-MODULES_REL += ./resources
-MODULES_REL += $(TARGET)
-
 # Include the CoAP implementation
 MODULES += os/net/app-layer/coap
 
+include $(CONTIKI)/Makefile.identify-target
+ifeq ($(TARGET),native)
+# Include Plugtest resources only for target native, where code size is unconstrained
+	MODULES_REL += ./resources-plugtest
+endif
+# Include CoAP resources
+MODULES_REL += ./resources
+
 include $(CONTIKI)/Makefile.include
-
-# border router rules
-$(CONTIKI)/tools/tunslip6:	$(CONTIKI)/tools/tunslip6.c
-	(cd $(CONTIKI)/tools && $(MAKE) tunslip6)
-
-connect-router:	$(CONTIKI)/tools/tunslip6
-	sudo $(CONTIKI)/tools/tunslip6 fd00::1/64
-
-connect-router-cooja:	$(CONTIKI)/tools/tunslip6
-	sudo $(CONTIKI)/tools/tunslip6 -a 127.0.0.1 -p 60001 fd00::1/64
-
-connect-router-native:	$(CONTIKI)/examples/rpl-border-router/border-router.native
-	sudo $(CONTIKI)/examples/rpl-border-router/border-router.native -a 127.0.0.1 -p 60001 fd00::1/64
-
-connect-native:
-	sudo ip address add fdfd::1/64 dev tun0
diff --git a/examples/coap/sky/module-macros.h b/examples/coap/sky/module-macros.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fcb04015..000000000
--- a/examples/coap/sky/module-macros.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, RISE SICS AB.
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- * 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
- *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
- *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
- * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
- * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
- * SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
- * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
- * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED
- * OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#error The CoAP example no longer fits the limited ROM in the Tmote Sky. \
-  Please select another platform with more ROM to compile the CoAP example.
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-#define COAP_OBSERVE_CLIENT            0
-
-#define COAP_MAX_CHUNK_SIZE           48
-
-/* Turn off DAO-ACK and probing to make code smaller */
-#define RPL_CONF_WITH_DAO_ACK          0
-
-#define LOG_CONF_LEVEL_MAIN            0
-
-#define DCOSYNCH_CONF_ENABLED          0
-
-#define PROCESS_CONF_NUMEVENTS         8
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/