diff --git a/sys/Makefile.dep b/sys/Makefile.dep
index 613062cc50..d0f856e88a 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/Makefile.dep
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter pthread,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter schedstatistics,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += xtimer
+  USEMODULE += ztimer_usec
   USEMODULE += sched_cb
 endif
 
diff --git a/sys/include/schedstatistics.h b/sys/include/schedstatistics.h
index 4e6352bf35..7d10735273 100644
--- a/sys/include/schedstatistics.h
+++ b/sys/include/schedstatistics.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ typedef struct {
     uint32_t laststart;      /**< Time stamp of the last time this thread was
                                   scheduled to run */
     unsigned int schedules;  /**< How often the thread was scheduled to run */
-    uint64_t runtime_ticks;  /**< The total runtime of this thread in ticks */
+    uint64_t runtime_us;     /**< The total runtime of this thread in microseconds */
 } schedstat_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/sys/ps/ps.c b/sys/ps/ps.c
index 6ebfc0765a..5dbaae1b78 100644
--- a/sys/ps/ps.c
+++ b/sys/ps/ps.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #ifdef MODULE_SCHEDSTATISTICS
 #include "schedstatistics.h"
-#include "xtimer.h"
+#include "ztimer.h"
 #endif
 
 #ifdef MODULE_TLSF_MALLOC
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ void ps(void)
 #ifdef MODULE_SCHEDSTATISTICS
     uint64_t rt_sum = 0;
     if (!IS_ACTIVE(MODULE_CORE_IDLE_THREAD)) {
-        rt_sum = sched_pidlist[KERNEL_PID_UNDEF].runtime_ticks;
+        rt_sum = sched_pidlist[KERNEL_PID_UNDEF].runtime_us;
     }
     for (kernel_pid_t i = KERNEL_PID_FIRST; i <= KERNEL_PID_LAST; i++) {
         thread_t *p = thread_get(i);
         if (p != NULL) {
-            rt_sum += sched_pidlist[i].runtime_ticks;
+            rt_sum += sched_pidlist[i].runtime_us;
         }
     }
 #endif /* MODULE_SCHEDSTATISTICS */
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ void ps(void)
 #endif
 #ifdef MODULE_SCHEDSTATISTICS
             /* multiply with 100 for percentage and to avoid floats/doubles */
-            uint64_t runtime_ticks = sched_pidlist[i].runtime_ticks * 100;
-            xtimer_ticks32_t xtimer_ticks = {sched_pidlist[i].runtime_ticks};
-            unsigned runtime_major = runtime_ticks / rt_sum;
-            unsigned runtime_minor = ((runtime_ticks % rt_sum) * 1000) / rt_sum;
+            uint64_t runtime_us = sched_pidlist[i].runtime_us * 100;
+            uint32_t ztimer_us = {sched_pidlist[i].runtime_us};
+            unsigned runtime_major = runtime_us / rt_sum;
+            unsigned runtime_minor = ((runtime_us % rt_sum) * 1000) / rt_sum;
             unsigned switches = sched_pidlist[i].schedules;
 #endif
             printf("\t%3" PRIkernel_pid
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void ps(void)
                    thread_get_stackstart(p), thread_get_sp(p)
 #endif
 #ifdef MODULE_SCHEDSTATISTICS
-                   , runtime_major, runtime_minor, switches, xtimer_usec_from_ticks(xtimer_ticks)
+                   , runtime_major, runtime_minor, switches, ztimer_us
 #endif
                   );
         }
diff --git a/sys/schedstatistics/Kconfig b/sys/schedstatistics/Kconfig
index e991199219..22bf74a0d6 100644
--- a/sys/schedstatistics/Kconfig
+++ b/sys/schedstatistics/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 
 config MODULE_SCHEDSTATISTICS
     bool "Scheduler statistics support"
-    depends on MODULE_XTIMER
+    select ZTIMER_USEC
     depends on TEST_KCONFIG
     select MODULE_SCHED_CB
diff --git a/sys/schedstatistics/schedstatistics.c b/sys/schedstatistics/schedstatistics.c
index 0d23881bf1..892466f4b1 100644
--- a/sys/schedstatistics/schedstatistics.c
+++ b/sys/schedstatistics/schedstatistics.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "sched.h"
 #include "schedstatistics.h"
 #include "thread.h"
-#include "xtimer.h"
+#include "ztimer.h"
 
 /**
  * When core_idle_thread is not active, the KERNEL_PID_UNDEF is used to track
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ schedstat_t sched_pidlist[KERNEL_PID_LAST + 1];
 
 void sched_statistics_cb(kernel_pid_t active_thread, kernel_pid_t next_thread)
 {
-    uint32_t now = xtimer_now().ticks32;
+    uint32_t now = ztimer_now(ZTIMER_USEC);
 
     /* Update active thread stats */
     if (!IS_USED(MODULE_CORE_IDLE_THREAD) || active_thread != KERNEL_PID_UNDEF) {
         schedstat_t *active_stat = &sched_pidlist[active_thread];
-        active_stat->runtime_ticks += now - active_stat->laststart;
+        active_stat->runtime_us += now - active_stat->laststart;
     }
 
     /* Update next_thread stats */
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void init_schedstatistics(void)
     /* Init laststart for the thread starting schedstatistics since the callback
        wasn't registered when it was first scheduled */
     schedstat_t *active_stat = &sched_pidlist[thread_getpid()];
-    active_stat->laststart = xtimer_now().ticks32;
+    active_stat->laststart = ztimer_now(ZTIMER_USEC);
     active_stat->schedules = 1;
     sched_register_cb(sched_statistics_cb);
 }