diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 3c9a0a1a0d0915ed263db6acbfe6f7a918a10105..fe41873223576e7015f0bd678a9547c9a166c72a 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter arduino,$(USEMODULE)))
   FEATURES_REQUIRED += arduino
-  FEATURES_REQUIRED += cpp
   USEMODULE += xtimer
 endif