diff --git a/tests/buttons/Makefile b/tests/buttons/Makefile
index 66734b521c..fa7bb557e2 100644
--- a/tests/buttons/Makefile
+++ b/tests/buttons/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
 FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_gpio_irq
-USEMODULE += xtimer
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include