diff --git a/tests/pkg_micro-ecc-with-hwrng/main.c b/tests/pkg_micro-ecc-with-hwrng/main.c
index 325c9fcba1507e371b03fe3523a150620dab70f9..2299b6fdbeeacc355197aea38f71d62da82f7406 100644
--- a/tests/pkg_micro-ecc-with-hwrng/main.c
+++ b/tests/pkg_micro-ecc-with-hwrng/main.c
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ int main(void)
 
     printf("Testing %d random private key pairs and signature using HWRNG\n", TESTROUNDS);
 
-    /* initialize hardware random number generator */
-    hwrng_init();
-
     uint8_t l_private1[curve_size];
     uint8_t l_private2[curve_size];