diff --git a/drivers/apds99xx/apds99xx.c b/drivers/apds99xx/apds99xx.c
index 132807eb88..d2a5b6227c 100644
--- a/drivers/apds99xx/apds99xx.c
+++ b/drivers/apds99xx/apds99xx.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include "irq.h"
 #include "log.h"
-#include "xtimer.h"
 
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG    (0)
 #include "debug.h"
diff --git a/tests/driver_apds99xx_full/main.c b/tests/driver_apds99xx_full/main.c
index 56783a4fa8..27ec72f665 100644
--- a/tests/driver_apds99xx_full/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_apds99xx_full/main.c
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include "mutex.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "thread_flags.h"
-#include "xtimer.h"
 
 #include "apds99xx.h"
 #include "apds99xx_params.h"