diff --git a/pkg/emlearn/Kconfig b/pkg/emlearn/Kconfig
index 26ac1236b3..0741a5cac9 100644
--- a/pkg/emlearn/Kconfig
+++ b/pkg/emlearn/Kconfig
@@ -9,10 +9,5 @@ config PACKAGE_EMLEARN
     bool "Machine Learning inference engine package"
     depends on TEST_KCONFIG
     depends on !HAS_ARCH_MSP430
-    select MODULE_EMLEARN
     help
         A header only Machine Learning inference engine package.
-
-config MODULE_EMLEARN
-    bool
-    depends on TEST_KCONFIG
diff --git a/pkg/emlearn/Makefile.include b/pkg/emlearn/Makefile.include
index c531826a82..8a3281689c 100644
--- a/pkg/emlearn/Makefile.include
+++ b/pkg/emlearn/Makefile.include
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 INCLUDES += -I$(PKGDIRBASE)/emlearn/emlearn
 
 CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-parameter
-
-# There's nothing to build in this package, it's used as a header only library.
-# So it's declated as a pseudo-module
-PSEUDOMODULES += emlearn