diff --git a/tests/core/Makefile.sys_common b/tests/core/Makefile.sys_common
deleted file mode 100644
index ecfb7b7d01..0000000000
--- a/tests/core/Makefile.sys_common
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../../..
-include $(CURDIR)/../../Makefile.tests_common