diff --git a/cpu/stm32f3/periph/spi.c b/cpu/stm32f3/periph/spi.c
index d1efe81858..6a0bb22472 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32f3/periph/spi.c
+++ b/cpu/stm32f3/periph/spi.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "periph_conf.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "sched.h"
-#include "vtimer.h"
 
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
 #include "debug.h"
diff --git a/cpu/stm32f4/periph/spi.c b/cpu/stm32f4/periph/spi.c
index 2f7eb49267..3fae27abe0 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32f4/periph/spi.c
+++ b/cpu/stm32f4/periph/spi.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "periph_conf.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "sched.h"
-#include "vtimer.h"
 
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
 #include "debug.h"