diff --git a/cpu/cc253x/dev/cc2530-rf.c b/cpu/cc253x/dev/cc2530-rf.c
index 55e7d3125..52c9a1c3e 100644
--- a/cpu/cc253x/dev/cc2530-rf.c
+++ b/cpu/cc253x/dev/cc2530-rf.c
@@ -101,11 +101,6 @@
 #define CC2530_RF_TX_POWER_TXCTRL_MIN_VAL 0x09 /* Value for min TX Power */
 #define CC2530_RF_TX_POWER_TXCTRL_DEF_VAL 0x69 /* Reset Value */
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-#if CC2530_RF_CONF_HEXDUMP
-#include "dev/io-arch.h"
-static const uint8_t magic[] = { 0x53, 0x6E, 0x69, 0x66 }; /* Snif */
-#endif
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #ifdef CC2530_RF_CONF_AUTOACK
 #define CC2530_RF_AUTOACK CC2530_RF_CONF_AUTOACK
 #else
@@ -531,15 +526,6 @@ read(void *buf, unsigned short bufsize)
     return 0;
   }
 
-#if CC2530_RF_CONF_HEXDUMP
-  /* If we reach here, chances are the FIFO is holding a valid frame */
-  io_arch_writeb(magic[0]);
-  io_arch_writeb(magic[1]);
-  io_arch_writeb(magic[2]);
-  io_arch_writeb(magic[3]);
-  io_arch_writeb(len);
-#endif
-
   RF_RX_LED_ON();
 
   PUTSTRING("RF: read (0x");
@@ -548,9 +534,6 @@ read(void *buf, unsigned short bufsize)
   len -= CHECKSUM_LEN;
   for(i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
     ((unsigned char *)(buf))[i] = RFD;
-#if CC2530_RF_CONF_HEXDUMP
-    io_arch_writeb(((unsigned char *)(buf))[i]);
-#endif
     PUTHEX(((unsigned char *)(buf))[i]);
   }
   PUTSTRING("\n");
@@ -559,12 +542,6 @@ read(void *buf, unsigned short bufsize)
   rssi = ((int8_t) RFD) - RSSI_OFFSET;
   crc_corr = RFD;
 
-#if CC2530_RF_CONF_HEXDUMP
-  io_arch_writeb(rssi);
-  io_arch_writeb(crc_corr);
-  io_arch_flush();
-#endif
-
   /* MS bit CRC OK/Not OK, 7 LS Bits, Correlation value */
   if(crc_corr & CRC_BIT_MASK) {
     packetbuf_set_attr(PACKETBUF_ATTR_RSSI, rssi);
diff --git a/platform/cc2530dk/contiki-conf.h b/platform/cc2530dk/contiki-conf.h
index 9c79aa828..33ad58433 100644
--- a/platform/cc2530dk/contiki-conf.h
+++ b/platform/cc2530dk/contiki-conf.h
@@ -85,17 +85,6 @@
 #define UART0_CONF_WITH_INPUT 1
 #endif
 
-/* Output all captured frames over the UART in hexdump format */
-#ifndef CC2530_RF_CONF_HEXDUMP
-#define CC2530_RF_CONF_HEXDUMP 0
-#endif
-
-#if CC2530_RF_CONF_HEXDUMP
-/* We need UART1 output */
-#undef UART_ZERO_CONF_ENABLE
-#define UART_ZERO_CONF_ENABLE   1
-#endif
-
 /* Code Shortcuts */
 /*
  * When set, this directive also configures the following bypasses: