diff --git a/variants/rak4631/target.cpp b/variants/rak4631/target.cpp
index daadd044..ede755e2 100644
--- a/variants/rak4631/target.cpp
+++ b/variants/rak4631/target.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ RAK4631SensorManager sensors;
   DISPLAY_CLASS display;
 #endif
 
-#ifndef LORA_CR
-  #define LORA_CR      5
-#endif
-
 #ifdef MESH_DEBUG
 uint32_t deviceOnline = 0x00;
 void scanDevices(TwoWire *w)
@@ -75,35 +71,7 @@ void scanDevices(TwoWire *w)
 
 bool radio_init() {
   rtc_clock.begin(Wire);
-  
-#ifdef SX126X_DIO3_TCXO_VOLTAGE
-  float tcxo = SX126X_DIO3_TCXO_VOLTAGE;
-#else
-  float tcxo = 1.6f;
-#endif
-
-  SPI.setPins(P_LORA_MISO, P_LORA_SCLK, P_LORA_MOSI);
-  SPI.begin();
-  int status = radio.begin(LORA_FREQ, LORA_BW, LORA_SF, LORA_CR, RADIOLIB_SX126X_SYNC_WORD_PRIVATE, LORA_TX_POWER, 8, tcxo);
-  if (status != RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
-    Serial.print("ERROR: radio init failed: ");
-    Serial.println(status);
-    return false;  // fail
-  }
-  
-  radio.setCRC(1);
-  
-#ifdef SX126X_CURRENT_LIMIT
-  radio.setCurrentLimit(SX126X_CURRENT_LIMIT);
-#endif
-#ifdef SX126X_DIO2_AS_RF_SWITCH
-  radio.setDio2AsRfSwitch(SX126X_DIO2_AS_RF_SWITCH);
-#endif
-#ifdef SX126X_RX_BOOSTED_GAIN
-  radio.setRxBoostedGainMode(SX126X_RX_BOOSTED_GAIN);
-#endif
-
-  return true;  // success
+  return radio.std_init(&SPI);
 }
 
 uint32_t radio_get_rng_seed() {