diff --git a/cpu/native/include/native_internal.h b/cpu/native/include/native_internal.h
index 3ad2d968a2..7784cabaec 100644
--- a/cpu/native/include/native_internal.h
+++ b/cpu/native/include/native_internal.h
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ extern mode_t (*real_umask)(mode_t cmask);
 extern ssize_t (*real_writev)(int fildes, const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt);
 extern ssize_t (*real_send)(int sockfd, const void *buf, size_t len, int flags);
 
-extern int (*real_clock_gettime)(clockid_t clk_id, struct timespec *tp);
-
 /**
  * data structures
  */
diff --git a/cpu/native/periph/timer.c b/cpu/native/periph/timer.c
index d0c27b1130..229ae6efaf 100644
--- a/cpu/native/periph/timer.c
+++ b/cpu/native/periph/timer.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ unsigned int timer_read(tim_t dev)
 
     _native_syscall_enter();
 
-    if (real_clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t) == -1) {
+    if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t) == -1) {
         err(EXIT_FAILURE, "timer_read: clock_gettime");
     }
 
diff --git a/cpu/native/syscalls.c b/cpu/native/syscalls.c
index 2840824f14..5c57cbb6c5 100644
--- a/cpu/native/syscalls.c
+++ b/cpu/native/syscalls.c
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ mode_t (*real_umask)(mode_t cmask);
 ssize_t (*real_writev)(int fildes, const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt);
 ssize_t (*real_send)(int sockfd, const void *buf, size_t len, int flags);
 
-#ifdef __MACH__
-#else
-int (*real_clock_gettime)(clockid_t clk_id, struct timespec *tp);
-#endif
-
 void _native_syscall_enter(void)
 {
     _native_in_syscall++;
@@ -553,8 +548,4 @@ void _native_init_syscalls(void)
     *(void **)(&real_ftell) = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "ftell");
     *(void **)(&real_fputc) = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "fputc");
     *(void **)(&real_fgetc) = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "fgetc");
-#ifdef __MACH__
-#else
-    *(void **)(&real_clock_gettime) = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "clock_gettime");
-#endif
 }