diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/Kconfig.board b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/Kconfig.bbc_microbit_v2
similarity index 72%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/Kconfig.board
rename to boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/Kconfig.bbc_microbit_v2
index 8a4457c0d45..ebb14d280b4 100644
--- a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/Kconfig.board
+++ b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/Kconfig.bbc_microbit_v2
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 config BOARD_BBC_MICROBIT_V2
-	bool "BBC MICRO:BIT_V2"
-	depends on SOC_NRF52833_QIAA
+	bool
+	default y
+	select SOC_NRF52833_QIAA
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/Kconfig.defconfig
similarity index 83%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/Kconfig.defconfig
rename to boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/Kconfig.defconfig
index 4e1288c17d1..3139f2f24c5 100644
--- a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 
 if BOARD_BBC_MICROBIT_V2
 
-config BOARD
-	default "bbc_microbit_v2"
-
 config BT_CTLR
 	default BT
 
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2-pinctrl.dtsi b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2-pinctrl.dtsi
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2-pinctrl.dtsi
rename to boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2-pinctrl.dtsi
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2.dts b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2.dts
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2.dts
rename to boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2.dts
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2.yaml b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2.yaml
rename to boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2.yaml
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2_defconfig b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2_defconfig
similarity index 74%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2_defconfig
rename to boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2_defconfig
index f4d34eb3599..dddc2f924d0 100644
--- a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2_defconfig
+++ b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/bbc_microbit_v2_defconfig
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_NRF52X=y
-CONFIG_SOC_NRF52833_QIAA=y
-CONFIG_BOARD_BBC_MICROBIT_V2=y
-
 # enable GPIO
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
 
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/board.cmake b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/board.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/board.cmake
rename to boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/board.cmake
diff --git a/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/board.yml b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/board.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e582b1aa09a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/board.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+board:
+  name: bbc_microbit_v2
+  vendor: BBC
+  socs:
+  - name: nrf51822
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/doc/img/bbc_microbit2.jpg b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/doc/img/bbc_microbit2.jpg
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/doc/img/bbc_microbit2.jpg
rename to boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/doc/img/bbc_microbit2.jpg
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/doc/index.rst b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/doc/index.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/doc/index.rst
rename to boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/doc/index.rst
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/pre_dt_board.cmake b/boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/pre_dt_board.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/bbc_microbit_v2/pre_dt_board.cmake
rename to boards/bbc/bbc_microbit_v2/pre_dt_board.cmake