diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/periph/flash.c b/cpu/esp_common/periph/flash.c
index 16b5d2de90dc3..a0f1d06599da9 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/periph/flash.c
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/periph/flash.c
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ extern uint32_t spi_flash_get_id(void);
 /* forward declaration of mtd functions */
 static int _flash_init(mtd_dev_t *dev);
 static int _flash_read(mtd_dev_t *dev, void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size);
-static int _flash_write(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size);
 static int _flash_write_page(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t page,
                               uint32_t offset, uint32_t size);
 static int _flash_erase(mtd_dev_t *dev, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size);
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ void spi_flash_drive_init(void)
 
     _flash_driver.init  = &_flash_init;
     _flash_driver.read  = &_flash_read;
-    _flash_driver.write = &_flash_write;
     _flash_driver.write_page = &_flash_write_page;
     _flash_driver.erase = &_flash_erase;
     _flash_driver.power = &_flash_power;
@@ -311,24 +309,6 @@ static int _flash_read(mtd_dev_t *dev, void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
     return (spi_flash_read(_flash_beg + addr, buff, size) == ESP_OK) ? 0 : -EIO;
 }
 
-static int _flash_write(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
-{
-    DEBUG("%s dev=%p addr=%08"PRIx32" size=%"PRIu32" buf=%p\n",
-          __func__, dev, addr, size, buff);
-
-    CHECK_PARAM_RET(dev == &_flash_dev, -ENODEV);
-    CHECK_PARAM_RET(buff != NULL, -ENOTSUP);
-
-    /* size must be within the flash address space */
-    CHECK_PARAM_RET(_flash_beg + addr + size <= _flash_end, -EOVERFLOW);
-
-    /* addr + size must be within a page */
-    CHECK_PARAM_RET(size <= _flashchip->page_size, -EOVERFLOW);
-    CHECK_PARAM_RET((addr % _flashchip->page_size) + size <= _flashchip->page_size, -EOVERFLOW);
-
-    return (spi_flash_write(_flash_beg + addr, buff, size) == ESP_OK) ? 0 : -EIO;
-}
-
 static int _flash_write_page(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t page,  uint32_t offset,
                              uint32_t size)
 {
diff --git a/cpu/native/mtd/mtd_native.c b/cpu/native/mtd/mtd_native.c
index 31cd75fe69acf..672cdad3a5bbd 100644
--- a/cpu/native/mtd/mtd_native.c
+++ b/cpu/native/mtd/mtd_native.c
@@ -78,35 +78,6 @@ static int _read(mtd_dev_t *dev, void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
     return (nread == size) ? 0 : -EIO;
 }
 
-static int _write(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
-{
-    mtd_native_dev_t *_dev = (mtd_native_dev_t*) dev;
-    size_t mtd_size = dev->sector_count * dev->pages_per_sector * dev->page_size;
-
-    DEBUG("mtd_native: write from 0x%" PRIx32 " count %" PRIu32 "\n", addr, size);
-
-    if (addr + size > mtd_size) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
-    if (((addr % dev->page_size) + size) > dev->page_size) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
-
-    FILE *f = real_fopen(_dev->fname, "r+");
-    if (!f) {
-        return -EIO;
-    }
-    real_fseek(f, addr, SEEK_SET);
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-        uint8_t c = real_fgetc(f);
-        real_fseek(f, -1, SEEK_CUR);
-        real_fputc(c & ((uint8_t*)buff)[i], f);
-    }
-    real_fclose(f);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static int _write_page(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t page, uint32_t offset,
                        uint32_t size)
 {
@@ -181,7 +152,6 @@ static int _power(mtd_dev_t *dev, enum mtd_power_state power)
 const mtd_desc_t native_flash_driver = {
     .read = _read,
     .power = _power,
-    .write = _write,
     .write_page = _write_page,
     .erase = _erase,
     .init = _init,
diff --git a/drivers/at25xxx/mtd/mtd.c b/drivers/at25xxx/mtd/mtd.c
index 4f96cb3470de9..8fda94b428022 100644
--- a/drivers/at25xxx/mtd/mtd.c
+++ b/drivers/at25xxx/mtd/mtd.c
@@ -51,13 +51,6 @@ static int mtd_at25xxx_read(mtd_dev_t *dev, void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t
     return at25xxx_read(mtd_at25xxx_->at25xxx_eeprom, addr, buff, size);
 }
 
-static int mtd_at25xxx_write(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
-{
-    DEBUG("[mtd_at25xxx] write: addr:%" PRIu32 " size:%" PRIu32 "\n", addr, size);
-    mtd_at25xxx_t *mtd_at25xxx_ = (mtd_at25xxx_t*)dev;
-    return at25xxx_write(mtd_at25xxx_->at25xxx_eeprom, addr, buff, size);
-}
-
 static int mtd_at25xxx_write_page(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *src, uint32_t page, uint32_t offset,
                                   uint32_t size)
 {
@@ -87,7 +80,6 @@ static int mtd_at25xxx_power(mtd_dev_t *dev, enum mtd_power_state power)
 const mtd_desc_t mtd_at25xxx_driver = {
     .init = mtd_at25xxx_init,
     .read = mtd_at25xxx_read,
-    .write = mtd_at25xxx_write,
     .write_page = mtd_at25xxx_write_page,
     .erase = mtd_at25xxx_erase,
     .power = mtd_at25xxx_power,
diff --git a/drivers/include/mtd.h b/drivers/include/mtd.h
index d4e02abcddff6..8aab06fcb09f3 100644
--- a/drivers/include/mtd.h
+++ b/drivers/include/mtd.h
@@ -196,25 +196,6 @@ struct mtd_desc {
                      uint32_t offset,
                      uint32_t size);
 
-    /**
-     * @brief   Write to the Memory Technology Device (MTD)
-     *
-     * @p addr + @p size must be inside a page boundary. @p addr can be anywhere
-     * but the buffer cannot overlap two pages.
-     *
-     * @param[in] dev       Pointer to the selected driver
-     * @param[in] buff      Pointer to the data to be written
-     * @param[in] addr      Starting address
-     * @param[in] size      Number of bytes
-     *
-     * @return 0 on success
-     * @return < 0 value on error
-     */
-    int (*write)(mtd_dev_t *dev,
-                 const void *buff,
-                 uint32_t addr,
-                 uint32_t size);
-
     /**
      * @brief   Write to the Memory Technology Device (MTD) using
      *          pagewise addressing.
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd.c
index ac4570bdc94c9..dd26a3443ccd4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd.c
@@ -165,14 +165,6 @@ int mtd_write(mtd_dev_t *mtd, const void *src, uint32_t addr, uint32_t count)
         return -ENODEV;
     }
 
-    if (out_of_bounds(mtd, 0, addr, count)) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
-
-    if (mtd->driver->write) {
-        return mtd->driver->write(mtd, src, addr, count);
-    }
-
     /* page size is always a power of two */
     const uint32_t page_shift = bitarithm_msb(mtd->page_size);
     const uint32_t page_mask = mtd->page_size - 1;
@@ -292,15 +284,6 @@ int mtd_write_page_raw(mtd_dev_t *mtd, const void *src, uint32_t page, uint32_t
         return -EOVERFLOW;
     }
 
-    if (mtd->driver->write_page == NULL) {
-        /* TODO: remove when all backends implement write_page */
-        if (mtd->driver->write) {
-            return mtd->driver->write(mtd, src, mtd->page_size * page + offset, count);
-        } else {
-            return -ENOTSUP;
-        }
-    }
-
     /* Implementation assumes page size is <= INT_MAX and a power of two. */
     /* We didn't find hardware yet where this is not true.                */
     assert(mtd->page_size <= INT_MAX);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd_mapper/mtd_mapper.c b/drivers/mtd_mapper/mtd_mapper.c
index 6cf67418d9a19..68fa5bd0caa89 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd_mapper/mtd_mapper.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd_mapper/mtd_mapper.c
@@ -102,21 +102,6 @@ static int _init(mtd_dev_t *mtd)
     return res;
 }
 
-static int _write(mtd_dev_t *mtd, const void *src, uint32_t addr,
-                  uint32_t count)
-{
-    mtd_mapper_region_t *region = container_of(mtd, mtd_mapper_region_t, mtd);
-
-    if (addr + count > _region_size(region)) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
-
-    _lock(region);
-    int res = mtd_write(region->parent->mtd, src, addr + _byte_offset(region), count);
-    _unlock(region);
-    return res;
-}
-
 static int _write_page(mtd_dev_t *mtd, const void *src, uint32_t page,
                        uint32_t offset, uint32_t count)
 {
@@ -199,7 +184,6 @@ const mtd_desc_t mtd_mapper_driver = {
     .init = _init,
     .read = _read,
     .read_page = _read_page,
-    .write = _write,
     .write_page = _write_page,
     .erase = _erase,
     .erase_sector = _erase_sector,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd_sdcard/mtd_sdcard.c b/drivers/mtd_sdcard/mtd_sdcard.c
index 39136723dd1df..9a57baac4b817 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd_sdcard/mtd_sdcard.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd_sdcard/mtd_sdcard.c
@@ -198,25 +198,10 @@ static int mtd_sdcard_read(mtd_dev_t *dev, void *buff, uint32_t addr,
     return -EOVERFLOW;
 }
 
-static int mtd_sdcard_write(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t addr,
-                            uint32_t size)
-{
-    int res =  mtd_sdcard_write_page(dev, buff, addr / SD_HC_BLOCK_SIZE,
-                                     addr % SD_HC_BLOCK_SIZE, size);
-    if (res < 0) {
-        return res;
-    }
-    if (res == (int)size) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return -EOVERFLOW;
-}
-
 const mtd_desc_t mtd_sdcard_driver = {
     .init = mtd_sdcard_init,
     .read = mtd_sdcard_read,
     .read_page = mtd_sdcard_read_page,
-    .write = mtd_sdcard_write,
     .write_page = mtd_sdcard_write_page,
     .erase_sector = mtd_sdcard_erase_sector,
     .power = mtd_sdcard_power,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd_spi_nor/mtd_spi_nor.c b/drivers/mtd_spi_nor/mtd_spi_nor.c
index e0b1ff6c01961..b405b1f5075b5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd_spi_nor/mtd_spi_nor.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd_spi_nor/mtd_spi_nor.c
@@ -612,45 +612,6 @@ static int mtd_spi_nor_read(mtd_dev_t *mtd, void *dest, uint32_t addr, uint32_t
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int mtd_spi_nor_write(mtd_dev_t *mtd, const void *src, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
-{
-    uint32_t total_size = mtd->page_size * mtd->pages_per_sector * mtd->sector_count;
-
-    DEBUG("mtd_spi_nor_write: %p, %p, 0x%" PRIx32 ", 0x%" PRIx32 "\n",
-          (void *)mtd, src, addr, size);
-    if (size == 0) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    const mtd_spi_nor_t *dev = (mtd_spi_nor_t *)mtd;
-    if (size > mtd->page_size) {
-        DEBUG("mtd_spi_nor_write: ERR: page program >1 page (%" PRIu32 ")!\n", mtd->page_size);
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
-    if (dev->page_addr_mask &&
-        ((addr & dev->page_addr_mask) != ((addr + size - 1) & dev->page_addr_mask))) {
-        DEBUG("mtd_spi_nor_write: ERR: page program spans page boundary!\n");
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
-    if (addr + size > total_size) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
-
-    mtd_spi_acquire(dev);
-
-    /* write enable */
-    mtd_spi_cmd(dev, dev->params->opcode->wren);
-
-    /* Page program */
-    mtd_spi_cmd_addr_write(dev, dev->params->opcode->page_program, addr, src, size);
-
-    /* waiting for the command to complete before returning */
-    wait_for_write_complete(dev, 0);
-
-    mtd_spi_release(dev);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static int mtd_spi_nor_write_page(mtd_dev_t *mtd, const void *src, uint32_t page, uint32_t offset,
                                   uint32_t size)
 {
@@ -759,7 +720,6 @@ static int mtd_spi_nor_erase(mtd_dev_t *mtd, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
 const mtd_desc_t mtd_spi_nor_driver = {
     .init = mtd_spi_nor_init,
     .read = mtd_spi_nor_read,
-    .write = mtd_spi_nor_write,
     .write_page = mtd_spi_nor_write_page,
     .erase = mtd_spi_nor_erase,
     .power = mtd_spi_nor_power,
diff --git a/tests/mtd_mapper/main.c b/tests/mtd_mapper/main.c
index e1717fe41524e..12394b54e153b 100644
--- a/tests/mtd_mapper/main.c
+++ b/tests/mtd_mapper/main.c
@@ -91,22 +91,6 @@ static int _read_page(mtd_dev_t *dev, void *buff, uint32_t page, uint32_t offset
     return size;
 }
 
-static int _write(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t addr,
-                  uint32_t size)
-{
-    (void)dev;
-
-    if (addr + size > sizeof(_dummy_memory)) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
-    if (size > PAGE_SIZE) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
-    memcpy(_dummy_memory + addr, buff, size);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static int _write_page(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t page, uint32_t offset, uint32_t size)
 {
     uint32_t addr = page * dev->page_size + offset;
@@ -168,7 +152,6 @@ static int _power(mtd_dev_t *dev, enum mtd_power_state power)
 static const mtd_desc_t driver = {
     .init = _init,
     .read = _read,
-    .write = _write,
     .erase = _erase,
     .power = _power,
     .read_page    = _read_page,
diff --git a/tests/pkg_littlefs/main.c b/tests/pkg_littlefs/main.c
index 1586148ba578d..7ba888e555620 100644
--- a/tests/pkg_littlefs/main.c
+++ b/tests/pkg_littlefs/main.c
@@ -62,19 +62,14 @@ static int _read(mtd_dev_t *dev, void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int _write(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
+static int _write_page(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t page,
+                       uint32_t offset, uint32_t size)
 {
-    (void)dev;
+    uint32_t addr = page * dev->page_size + offset;
 
-    if (addr + size > sizeof(dummy_memory)) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
-    if (size > PAGE_SIZE) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
     memcpy(dummy_memory + addr, buff, size);
 
-    return 0;
+    return size;
 }
 
 static int _erase(mtd_dev_t *dev, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
@@ -105,7 +100,7 @@ static int _power(mtd_dev_t *dev, enum mtd_power_state power)
 static const mtd_desc_t driver = {
     .init = _init,
     .read = _read,
-    .write = _write,
+    .write_page = _write_page,
     .erase = _erase,
     .power = _power,
 };
diff --git a/tests/pkg_littlefs2/main.c b/tests/pkg_littlefs2/main.c
index df33d559fb83c..715508a176c33 100644
--- a/tests/pkg_littlefs2/main.c
+++ b/tests/pkg_littlefs2/main.c
@@ -62,19 +62,14 @@ static int _read(mtd_dev_t *dev, void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int _write(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
+static int _write_page(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t page,
+                       uint32_t offset, uint32_t size)
 {
-    (void)dev;
+    uint32_t addr = page * dev->page_size + offset;
 
-    if (addr + size > sizeof(dummy_memory)) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
-    if (size > PAGE_SIZE) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
     memcpy(dummy_memory + addr, buff, size);
 
-    return 0;
+    return size;
 }
 
 static int _erase(mtd_dev_t *dev, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
@@ -105,7 +100,7 @@ static int _power(mtd_dev_t *dev, enum mtd_power_state power)
 static const mtd_desc_t driver = {
     .init = _init,
     .read = _read,
-    .write = _write,
+    .write_page = _write_page,
     .erase = _erase,
     .power = _power,
 };
diff --git a/tests/pkg_spiffs/main.c b/tests/pkg_spiffs/main.c
index e66a383f9fa04..e5a7f7c5e062f 100644
--- a/tests/pkg_spiffs/main.c
+++ b/tests/pkg_spiffs/main.c
@@ -59,19 +59,14 @@ static int _read(mtd_dev_t *dev, void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int _write(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
+static int _write_page(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t page,
+                       uint32_t offset, uint32_t size)
 {
-    (void)dev;
+    uint32_t addr = page * dev->page_size + offset;
 
-    if (addr + size > sizeof(dummy_memory)) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
-    if (size > PAGE_SIZE) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
     memcpy(dummy_memory + addr, buff, size);
 
-    return 0;
+    return size;
 }
 
 static int _erase(mtd_dev_t *dev, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
@@ -102,7 +97,7 @@ static int _power(mtd_dev_t *dev, enum mtd_power_state power)
 static const mtd_desc_t driver = {
     .init = _init,
     .read = _read,
-    .write = _write,
+    .write_page = _write_page,
     .erase = _erase,
     .power = _power,
 };
diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-mtd/tests-mtd.c b/tests/unittests/tests-mtd/tests-mtd.c
index 23174f2c43e9f..3442635e1a8c3 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/tests-mtd/tests-mtd.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/tests-mtd/tests-mtd.c
@@ -65,19 +65,14 @@ static int _read(mtd_dev_t *dev, void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int _write(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
+static int _write_page(mtd_dev_t *dev, const void *buff, uint32_t page,
+                       uint32_t offset, uint32_t size)
 {
-    (void)dev;
+    uint32_t addr = page * dev->page_size + offset;
 
-    if (addr + size > sizeof(dummy_memory)) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
-    if (((addr % PAGE_SIZE) + size) > PAGE_SIZE) {
-        return -EOVERFLOW;
-    }
     memcpy(dummy_memory + addr, buff, size);
 
-    return 0;
+    return size;
 }
 
 static int _erase(mtd_dev_t *dev, uint32_t addr, uint32_t size)
@@ -108,7 +103,7 @@ static int _power(mtd_dev_t *dev, enum mtd_power_state power)
 static const mtd_desc_t driver = {
     .init = _init,
     .read = _read,
-    .write = _write,
+    .write_page = _write_page,
     .erase = _erase,
     .power = _power,
 };
@@ -222,7 +217,7 @@ static void test_mtd_write_read(void)
     uint8_t buf_page[page_size + 1];
     memset(buf_page, 1, sizeof(buf_page));
     ret = mtd_write(dev, buf_page, 0, sizeof(buf_page));
-    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-EOVERFLOW, ret);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, ret);
 
     /* Read more than one page */
     ret = mtd_erase(dev, 0, dev->page_size * dev->pages_per_sector);
@@ -239,9 +234,9 @@ static void test_mtd_write_read(void)
 
     /* pages overlap write */
     ret = mtd_write(dev, buf, dev->page_size - (sizeof(buf) / 2), sizeof(buf));
-    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-EOVERFLOW, ret);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, ret);
     ret = mtd_write(dev, buf_page, 1, sizeof(buf_page) - 1);
-    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-EOVERFLOW, ret);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, ret);
 }
 
 #ifdef MTD_0