diff --git a/tests/thread_flags/Makefile b/tests/thread_flags/Makefile
index a62745195f2cac1d6f4b472f6bf48ad9fb3dab8d..a1cd488b502df70f1ab0ba5b5f0e0555e93ee800 100644
--- a/tests/thread_flags/Makefile
+++ b/tests/thread_flags/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
 BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := nucleo32-f031
 
-USEMODULE += xtimer
 USEMODULE += core_thread_flags
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include