diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/wrt160nl/network b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/wrt160nl/network
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d17a2025f..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/wrt160nl/network
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-config interface loopback
-	option ifname	lo
-	option proto	static
-	option ipaddr	127.0.0.1
-	option netmask	255.0.0.0
-
-config interface lan
-	option ifname	eth0
-	option type	bridge
-	option proto	static
-	option ipaddr	192.168.1.1
-	option netmask	255.255.255.0
-
-config interface wan
-	option ifname	eth1
-	option proto	dhcp
-
-config switch
-	option name	eth0
-	option reset	1
-	option enable_vlan 1
-
-config switch_vlan
-	option device	eth0
-	option vlan 	1
-	option ports	"0 1 2 3 4 5"
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network
index e4c0631a68..82a7d42eb7 100755
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ tl-wr941nd)
 	set_interfaces_lan_wan "lan1 lan2 lan3 lan4" "wan"
 	;;
 
+wrt160nl)
+	set_interfaces_lan_wan "eth0" "eth1"
+	add_switch "eth0" "1" "1"
+	add_switch_vlan "eth0" "1" "0 1 2 3 4 5"
+	;;
+
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