diff --git a/examples/microcoap_server/Makefile b/tests/pkg_microcoap/Makefile
similarity index 60%
rename from examples/microcoap_server/Makefile
rename to tests/pkg_microcoap/Makefile
index f34d00ba6..fce28cfba 100644
--- a/examples/microcoap_server/Makefile
+++ b/tests/pkg_microcoap/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-# name of your application
-APPLICATION = microcoap_server
-
-# If no BOARD is found in the environment, use this default:
-BOARD ?= native
-
-# This has to be the absolute path to the RIOT base directory:
-RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
+APPLICATION = pkg_microcoap
+include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
 BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := chronos msb-430 msb-430h nucleo32-f031 nucleo32-f042 \
                              nucleo32-l031 nucleo-f030 nucleo-l053 pca10000 pca10005 \
@@ -25,7 +19,6 @@ USEMODULE += gnrc_icmpv6_echo
 USEMODULE += gnrc_sock_udp
 
 USEPKG += microcoap
-CFLAGS += -DMICROCOAP_DEBUG
 
 # include this for printing IP addresses
 USEMODULE += shell_commands
@@ -47,21 +40,4 @@ ifneq (,$(filter $(BOARD),$(LOW_MEMORY_BOARDS)))
   USEMODULE += prng_minstd
 endif
 
-# Change this to 0 show compiler invocation lines by default:
-QUIET ?= 1
-
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
-
-# Set a custom channel if needed
-ifneq (,$(filter cc110x,$(USEMODULE)))          # radio is cc110x sub-GHz
-  DEFAULT_CHANNEL ?= 0
-  CFLAGS += -DCC110X_DEFAULT_CHANNEL=$(DEFAULT_CHANNEL)
-else
-  ifneq (,$(filter at86rf212b,$(USEMODULE)))    # radio is IEEE 802.15.4 sub-GHz
-    DEFAULT_CHANNEL ?= 5
-    CFLAGS += -DIEEE802154_DEFAULT_SUBGHZ_CHANNEL=$(DEFAULT_CHANNEL)
-  else                                          # radio is IEEE 802.15.4 2.4 GHz
-    DEFAULT_CHANNEL ?= 26
-    CFLAGS += -DIEEE802154_DEFAULT_CHANNEL=$(DEFAULT_CHANNEL)
-  endif
-endif
diff --git a/examples/microcoap_server/README.md b/tests/pkg_microcoap/README.md
similarity index 96%
rename from examples/microcoap_server/README.md
rename to tests/pkg_microcoap/README.md
index aa5304132..89be63dc2 100644
--- a/examples/microcoap_server/README.md
+++ b/tests/pkg_microcoap/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-microcoap server example
-========================
+microcoap server test
+=====================
 
-This application is meant to get you started with implementing a CoAP server on RIOT.
-It uses the GNRC network stack through RIOT's conn socket API.
+This application is meant to get you started with implementing a CoAP server
+on RIOT. It uses the GNRC network stack through RIOT's conn socket API.
 
 Usage
 =====
diff --git a/examples/microcoap_server/coap.c b/tests/pkg_microcoap/coap.c
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/microcoap_server/coap.c
rename to tests/pkg_microcoap/coap.c
diff --git a/examples/microcoap_server/main.c b/tests/pkg_microcoap/main.c
similarity index 86%
rename from examples/microcoap_server/main.c
rename to tests/pkg_microcoap/main.c
index 38e0d3b9c..73c58d876 100644
--- a/examples/microcoap_server/main.c
+++ b/tests/pkg_microcoap/main.c
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * @ingroup     examples
+ * @ingroup     tests
  * @{
  *
  * @file
- * @brief       CoAP example server application (using microcoap)
+ * @brief       CoAP test server application (using microcoap)
  *
  * @author      Kaspar Schleiser <kaspar@schleiser.de>
  * @}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ extern int _netif_config(int argc, char **argv);
 
 int main(void)
 {
-    puts("RIOT microcoap example application");
+    puts("RIOT microcoap test application");
 
     puts("Waiting for address autoconfiguration...");
     xtimer_sleep(3);
diff --git a/examples/microcoap_server/microcoap_sock.c b/tests/pkg_microcoap/microcoap_sock.c
similarity index 97%
rename from examples/microcoap_server/microcoap_sock.c
rename to tests/pkg_microcoap/microcoap_sock.c
index 3c989de73..d3abdb61e 100644
--- a/examples/microcoap_server/microcoap_sock.c
+++ b/tests/pkg_microcoap/microcoap_sock.c
@@ -9,11 +9,7 @@
 #include "net/af.h"
 #include "net/sock/udp.h"
 
-#ifdef MICROCOAP_DEBUG
-#define ENABLE_DEBUG (1)
-#else
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
-#endif
 #include "debug.h"
 
 #include "coap.h"