diff --git a/tests/driver_xbee/auto_init_ng_netif/netif_app.c b/tests/driver_xbee/auto_init_ng_netif/netif_app.c
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--- a/tests/driver_xbee/auto_init_ng_netif/netif_app.c
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@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Freie Universität Berlin
- *
- * 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       Xbee device initialization
- *
- * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
- *
- * @}
- */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include "kernel.h"
-#include "xbee.h"
-#include "net/ng_nomac.h"
-#include "net/ng_netbase.h"
-
-/* make sure an UART to device is defined in the Makefile */
-#ifndef XBEE_UART
-#error "XBEE_UART not defined"
-#endif
-
-/**
- * @brief   This is the default baudrate the Xbee modules are programmed to
- *          when you buy them
- */
-#define XBEE_BAUDRATE           (9600U)
-
-/**
- * @brief   MAC layer stack configuration
- * @{
- */
-#define STACKSIZE               (THREAD_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT)
-#define PRIO                    (0)
-/** @} */
-
-/**
- * @brief   The Xbee device descriptor
- */
-static xbee_t dev;
-
-/**
- * @brief   Stack for the nomac thread
- */
-static char nomac_stack[STACKSIZE];
-
-
-void auto_init_ng_netif(void)
-{
-    int res;
-    kernel_pid_t iface;
-
-    /* setup Xbee device */
-    printf("Initializing the Xbee S1 device UART_%i... \n", XBEE_UART);
-    res = xbee_init(&dev, XBEE_UART, XBEE_BAUDRATE, GPIO_NUMOF, GPIO_NUMOF);
-    if (res < 0) {
-        puts("Error initializing xbee device driver");
-        return;
-    }
-    /* start MAC layer */
-    iface = ng_nomac_init(nomac_stack, sizeof(nomac_stack), PRIO, "xbee",
-                          (ng_netdev_t *)(&dev));
-    if (iface <= KERNEL_PID_UNDEF) {
-        puts("Error initializing MAC layer");
-        return;
-    }
-}