diff --git a/os/hal/include/can.h b/os/hal/include/can.h
index aa205b0ba..c803a92e2 100644
--- a/os/hal/include/can.h
+++ b/os/hal/include/can.h
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ extern "C" {
   void canStop(CANDriver *canp);
   msg_t canTransmit(CANDriver *canp, const CANTxFrame *ctfp, systime_t timeout);
   msg_t canReceive(CANDriver *canp, CANRxFrame *crfp, systime_t timeout);
-  canstatus_t canGetAndClearFlags(CANDriver *canp);
 #if CAN_USE_SLEEP_MODE
   void canSleep(CANDriver *canp);
   void canWakeup(CANDriver *canp);
diff --git a/os/hal/platforms/STM32/can_lld.c b/os/hal/platforms/STM32/can_lld.c
index dd0cacd11..32d273c6f 100644
--- a/os/hal/platforms/STM32/can_lld.c
+++ b/os/hal/platforms/STM32/can_lld.c
@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ CH_IRQ_HANDLER(STM32_CAN1_RX0_HANDLER) {
   if ((rf0r & CAN_RF0R_FOVR0) > 0) {
     /* Overflow events handling.*/
     CAN1->RF0R = CAN_RF0R_FOVR0;
-    canAddFlagsI(&CAND1, CAN_OVERFLOW_ERROR);
     chSysLockFromIsr();
-    chEvtBroadcastI(&CAND1.error_event);
+    chEvtBroadcastFlagsI(&CAND1.error_event, CAN_OVERFLOW_ERROR);
     chSysUnlockFromIsr();
   }
 
@@ -138,16 +137,18 @@ CH_IRQ_HANDLER(STM32_CAN1_SCE_HANDLER) {
   }
   /* Error event.*/
   if (msr & CAN_MSR_ERRI) {
-    canstatus_t flags;
+    flagsmask_t flags;
     uint32_t esr = CAN1->ESR;
 
     CAN1->ESR &= ~CAN_ESR_LEC;
-    flags = (canstatus_t)(esr & 7);
+    flags = (flagsmask_t)(esr & 7);
     if ((esr & CAN_ESR_LEC) > 0)
       flags |= CAN_FRAMING_ERROR;
+
     chSysLockFromIsr();
-    canAddFlagsI(&CAND1, flags | (canstatus_t)(flags < 16));
-    chEvtBroadcastI(&CAND1.error_event);
+    /* The content of the ESR register is copied unchanged in the upper
+       half word of the listener flags mask.*/
+    chEvtBroadcastFlagsI(&CAND1.error_event, flags | (flagsmask_t)(esr < 16));
     chSysUnlockFromIsr();
   }
 
diff --git a/os/hal/platforms/STM32/can_lld.h b/os/hal/platforms/STM32/can_lld.h
index 6cb882df2..003a6743f 100644
--- a/os/hal/platforms/STM32/can_lld.h
+++ b/os/hal/platforms/STM32/can_lld.h
@@ -111,11 +111,6 @@
 /* Driver data structures and types.                                         */
 /*===========================================================================*/
 
-/**
- * @brief   CAN status flags.
- */
-typedef uint32_t canstatus_t;
-
 /**
  * @brief   CAN transmission frame.
  * @note    Accessing the frame data as word16 or word32 is not portable because
@@ -273,10 +268,6 @@ typedef struct {
    * @brief A CAN bus error happened.
    */
   EventSource               error_event;
-  /**
-   * @brief Error flags set when an error event is broadcasted.
-   */
-  canstatus_t               status;
 #if CAN_USE_SLEEP_MODE || defined (__DOXYGEN__)
   /**
    * @brief Entering sleep state event.
diff --git a/os/hal/src/can.c b/os/hal/src/can.c
index 041409c99..422825a83 100644
--- a/os/hal/src/can.c
+++ b/os/hal/src/can.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ void canObjectInit(CANDriver *canp) {
   chEvtInit(&canp->rxfull_event);
   chEvtInit(&canp->txempty_event);
   chEvtInit(&canp->error_event);
-  canp->status = 0;
 #if CAN_USE_SLEEP_MODE
   chEvtInit(&canp->sleep_event);
   chEvtInit(&canp->wakeup_event);
@@ -136,7 +135,6 @@ void canStop(CANDriver *canp) {
   chSemResetI(&canp->txsem, 0);
   chSchRescheduleS();
   canp->state  = CAN_STOP;
-  canp->status = 0;
   chSysUnlock();
 }
 
@@ -219,24 +217,6 @@ msg_t canReceive(CANDriver *canp, CANRxFrame *crfp, systime_t timeout) {
   return RDY_OK;
 }
 
-/**
- * @brief   Returns the current status mask and clears it.
- *
- * @param[in] canp      pointer to the @p CANDriver object
- * @return              The status flags mask.
- *
- * @api
- */
-canstatus_t canGetAndClearFlags(CANDriver *canp) {
-  canstatus_t status;
-
-  chSysLock();
-  status = canp->status;
-  canp->status = 0;
-  chSysUnlock();
-  return status;
-}
-
 #if CAN_USE_SLEEP_MODE || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
 /**
  * @brief   Enters the sleep mode.
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index dbebc04b6..a1cf53ffc 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
 *** 2.5.1 ***
 - FIX: Fixed Data available event not generated in serial_usb driver (bug
   3567992).
+- NEW: Modified the CAN drivers to use the new event flags mechanism, the
+  previous flags handling has been removed.
 - NEW: Modified serial and serial_usb drivers to use the new event flags
   mechanism, the previous flags handling in BaseAsynchronousChannel has
   been removed.