diff --git a/examples/openthread/Makefile b/examples/openthread/Makefile
index 3ff70f6d36..e653233df9 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/Makefile
+++ b/examples/openthread/Makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,4 @@ USEMODULE += ps
 CXXEXFLAGS += -fno-rtti
 USEMODULE += cpp11-compat
 
-SHOULD_RUN_KCONFIG ?=
-
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/examples/openthread/app.config.test b/examples/openthread/skip.app.config.test
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/openthread/app.config.test
rename to examples/openthread/skip.app.config.test