diff --git a/tests/periph_pwm/Makefile b/tests/periph_pwm/Makefile
index 4c1404fbc850ea999759ed8f1155cc0bd1c23d4c..237aa5c4b30d1609363f03da6c72890f851fea48 100644
--- a/tests/periph_pwm/Makefile
+++ b/tests/periph_pwm/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
 FEATURES_REQUIRED = periph_pwm
 
-USEMODULE += vtimer
-DISABLE_MODULE += auto_init
+USEMODULE += xtimer
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/periph_pwm/main.c b/tests/periph_pwm/main.c
index 7cbc228e2b2e511c68efeb6ca1f695b731e269b3..7fa9aaf65d21dcd7fb59c6de3d215485c11bc489 100644
--- a/tests/periph_pwm/main.c
+++ b/tests/periph_pwm/main.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "board.h"
-#include "vtimer.h"
+#include "xtimer.h"
 #include "periph/pwm.h"
 
 #define WAIT        (10000)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ int main(void)
             step = -step;
         }
 
-        vtimer_usleep(WAIT);
+        xtimer_usleep(WAIT);
     }
 
     return 0;