diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/lilygo_tembed_esp32s3/mpconfigboard.h b/ports/espressif/boards/lilygo_tembed_esp32s3/mpconfigboard.h
index 18bf2ac67dee6..2ba9717b88d99 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/boards/lilygo_tembed_esp32s3/mpconfigboard.h
+++ b/ports/espressif/boards/lilygo_tembed_esp32s3/mpconfigboard.h
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 #define MICROPY_HW_BOARD_NAME       "LILYGO TEMBED ESP32S3"
 #define MICROPY_HW_MCU_NAME         "ESP32S3"
 
-#define MICROPY_HW_NEOPIXEL         (&pin_GPIO48)
+#define MICROPY_HW_APA102_MOSI   (&pin_GPIO42)
+#define MICROPY_HW_APA102_SCK    (&pin_GPIO45)
+#define MICROPY_HW_APA102_COUNT (7)
 
 #define DEFAULT_SPI_BUS_MOSI (&pin_GPIO11)
 #define DEFAULT_SPI_BUS_SCK (&pin_GPIO12)
diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/lilygo_tembed_esp32s3/pins.c b/ports/espressif/boards/lilygo_tembed_esp32s3/pins.c
index 58cf8a71e27a8..7984a829b16fe 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/boards/lilygo_tembed_esp32s3/pins.c
+++ b/ports/espressif/boards/lilygo_tembed_esp32s3/pins.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ static const mp_rom_map_elem_t board_module_globals_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_IO46), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO46) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_IO47), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO47) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_IO48), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO48) },
-    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_NEOPIXEL), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO48) },
 
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_TX), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO43) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_RX), MP_ROM_PTR(&pin_GPIO44) },