diff --git a/tests/eepreg/Makefile b/tests/eepreg/Makefile
index 12b93f03741f75bb5205d4627de60b3db7195679..df6201f125907a1ec238051c6047575043686d70 100644
--- a/tests/eepreg/Makefile
+++ b/tests/eepreg/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
-FEATURES_REQUIRED = periph_eeprom
-
 USEMODULE += eepreg
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include