diff --git a/drivers/Makefile.dep b/drivers/Makefile.dep
index 050617707e..5b327821e0 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile.dep
+++ b/drivers/Makefile.dep
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter at,$(USEMODULE)))
   FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_uart
   USEMODULE += fmt
-  USEMODULE += xtimer
   USEMODULE += isrpipe
   USEMODULE += isrpipe_read_timeout
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/at/at.c b/drivers/at/at.c
index e784ef2002..c86087319b 100644
--- a/drivers/at/at.c
+++ b/drivers/at/at.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include "isrpipe.h"
 #include "isrpipe/read_timeout.h"
 #include "periph/uart.h"
-#include "xtimer.h"
 
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
 #include "debug.h"