diff --git a/sys/ps/ps.c b/sys/ps/ps.c
index 10c66991fbba3a5aa48632d56170e6e146b7f3ee..5a1ccd6f28d1b2a1c18d7318cd65d019c2757cc4 100644
--- a/sys/ps/ps.c
+++ b/sys/ps/ps.c
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "kernel_types.h"
 
-#ifdef MODULE_SCHEDSTATISTICS
-#include "xtimer.h"
-#endif
-
 #ifdef MODULE_TLSF_MALLOC
 #include "tlsf.h"
 #include "tlsf-malloc.h"