diff --git a/boards/common/microbit/Makefile.dep b/boards/common/microbit/Makefile.dep
index aede097b46..7b743b0ee9 100644
--- a/boards/common/microbit/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/common/microbit/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ifneq (,$(filter microbit,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += xtimer
+  USEMODULE += ztimer
+  USEMODULE += ztimer_usec
   USEMODULE += mineplex
 endif
diff --git a/boards/common/microbit/microbit.c b/boards/common/microbit/microbit.c
index 497fe473e2..46124a8a7d 100644
--- a/boards/common/microbit/microbit.c
+++ b/boards/common/microbit/microbit.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <string.h>
-#include "xtimer.h"
+#include "ztimer.h"
 
 #include "board.h"
 #include "microbit.h"
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static void shift_next(uint8_t *cur, const uint8_t *next, uint32_t delay)
             cur[(r * COLS) + COLS - 1] = next[(r * COLS) + i];
         }
         microbit_matrix_set_raw((uint8_t *)cur);
-        xtimer_usleep(delay);
+        ztimer_sleep(ZTIMER_USEC, delay);
     }
 }