diff --git a/tests/irq/Makefile b/tests/irq/Makefile
index 6efe7b5847..8bff23ceea 100644
--- a/tests/irq/Makefile
+++ b/tests/irq/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
-USEMODULE += auto_init
 USEMODULE += xtimer
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include