diff --git a/tests/xtimer_usleep_short/Makefile b/tests/xtimer_usleep_short/Makefile
index 08b0a7e7158489d41b59b3e9390bee833851f9ed..c148cf411904e0177edb8945ef857f1968e26574 100644
--- a/tests/xtimer_usleep_short/Makefile
+++ b/tests/xtimer_usleep_short/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-APPLICATION = xtimer_usleep_short
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
 USEMODULE += xtimer