diff --git a/tests/xtimer_shift_on_compare/Makefile b/tests/xtimer_shift_on_compare/Makefile
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index f26e324b6e..0000000000
--- a/tests/xtimer_shift_on_compare/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-APPLICATION = xtimer_shift_on_compare
-include ../Makefile.tests_common
-
-BOARD_WHITELIST += msb-430h arduino-mega2560 waspmote-pro
-
-BOARD ?= native
-RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
-
-USEMODULE += xtimer
-
-include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/xtimer_shift_on_compare/main.c b/tests/xtimer_shift_on_compare/main.c
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index ea2d567bcd..0000000000
--- a/tests/xtimer_shift_on_compare/main.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Kaspar Schleiser <kaspar@schleiser.de>
- *
- * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
- * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
- * directory for more details.
- */
-
-/**
- * @ingroup     tests
- * @{
- *
- * @file
- * @brief       timer test application
- *
- * @author      Kaspar Schleiser <kaspar@schleiser.de>
- *
- * @}
- */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include "xtimer.h"
-#include "periph_conf.h"
-
-#define ITERATIONS 128
-#define MAXSHIFT   8
-
-static unsigned min[MAXSHIFT];
-static unsigned max[MAXSHIFT];
-static unsigned avg[MAXSHIFT];
-static unsigned total[MAXSHIFT];
-
-int main(void)
-{
-    puts("xtimer_shift_on_compare test application.\n");
-
-    printf("trying %u iterations\n", ITERATIONS);
-
-    uint32_t a, b;
-    unsigned i = 0;
-
-    for (int shift = 0; shift < MAXSHIFT; shift++) {
-        min[shift] = (unsigned)0xffffffff;
-        max[shift] = 0;
-        total[shift] = 0;
-        avg[shift] = 0;
-
-        for (int j=0; j < ITERATIONS; j++) {
-            i = 0;
-            do {
-                i++;
-                if (i >= 0xF) {
-                    break;
-                }
-                else {
-                }
-
-                a = _lltimer_now() | _high_cnt;
-                b = _lltimer_now() | _high_cnt;
-            } while ((a>>shift) != (b>>shift));
-
-            min[shift] = i < min[shift] ? i : min[shift];
-            max[shift] = i > max[shift] ? i : max[shift];
-            if (i != 0xF) {
-                total[shift]++;
-                avg[shift] += i;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    for (int i=0; i < MAXSHIFT; i++) {
-        if (min[i] >= 0xF) {
-            printf("shift %i is too little.\n", i);
-        } else {
-            printf("shift %i min=%u max=%u n_success=%u avg=%u\n", i, min[i], max[i], total[i], avg[i]/total[i]);
-        }
-    }
-
-    printf("\nTest complete.\n");
-    return 0;
-}