diff --git a/sys/Makefile.dep b/sys/Makefile.dep
index 09885a792e..0d5f4a44b1 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/Makefile.dep
@@ -349,10 +349,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter shell_cmds,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += shell
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter shell,$(USEMODULE)))
-  include $(RIOTBASE)/sys/shell/Makefile.dep
-endif
-
 # Include all stdio_% dependencies after all USEMODULE += stdio_%
 include $(RIOTBASE)/makefiles/stdio.inc.mk