diff --git a/tests/pkg_fatfs_vfs/main.c b/tests/pkg_fatfs_vfs/main.c
index 7ac9207b9a29da9f8426f493571e6a6b1cd2ff71..5065bb7bef54b8fd5d9002ca2d7b6d016bc59e1c 100644
--- a/tests/pkg_fatfs_vfs/main.c
+++ b/tests/pkg_fatfs_vfs/main.c
@@ -295,10 +295,6 @@ static void test_create(void)
 
 int main(void)
 {
-#if defined(BOARD_NATIVE) && (FATFS_FFCONF_OPT_FS_NORTC == 0)
-    rtc_init();
-#endif
-
 #if MODULE_MTD_SDCARD
     for(unsigned int i = 0; i < SDCARD_SPI_NUM; i++){
         mtd_sdcard_devs[i].base.driver = &mtd_sdcard_driver;