diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 57bda335f3e40945887ae855d591c82611b039f8..471526596aa15017fc9787ab35e6c21fb213e306 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ndp,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_icmpv6
   USEMODULE += random
-  USEMODULE += timex
   USEMODULE += xtimer
 endif