diff --git a/tests/driver_hsc/Makefile.ci b/tests/driver_hsc/Makefile.ci
index b9ff275375..69c36480c6 100644
--- a/tests/driver_hsc/Makefile.ci
+++ b/tests/driver_hsc/Makefile.ci
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := \
+    arduino-duemilanove \
+    arduino-nano \
+    arduino-uno \
+    atmega328p \
+    atmega328p-xplained-mini \
     nucleo-l011k4 \
     #
diff --git a/tests/driver_hsc/main.c b/tests/driver_hsc/main.c
index 2d0c982d9d..ec46341971 100644
--- a/tests/driver_hsc/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_hsc/main.c
@@ -42,12 +42,7 @@ int main(void)
     do {
         retval = hsc_init(&dev, &hsc_params[0]);
         if (retval < 0) {
-            if (IS_USED(MODULE_NEWLIB) || IS_USED(MODULE_PICOLIBC)) {
-                printf("Initialization error with code: %s\n", strerror(-retval));
-            }
-            else {
-                puts("Initialization failed");
-            }
+            printf("Initialization error with code: %s\n", strerror(-retval));
         }
         xtimer_usleep(SLEEP_USEC);
     } while (retval);