diff --git a/tests/driver_hd44780/Makefile b/tests/driver_hd44780/Makefile
index 669e5be139..b9fb552708 100644
--- a/tests/driver_hd44780/Makefile
+++ b/tests/driver_hd44780/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,4 @@ ifeq (native,$(BOARD))
   endif
 endif
 
-# Fails on esp32 because the driver defines default GPIOs that are used for the
-# SPI flash interface.
-TEST_ON_CI_BLACKLIST += esp32-wroom-32
-
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/driver_hd44780/tests/01-run.py b/tests/driver_hd44780/tests-with-config/01-run.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/driver_hd44780/tests/01-run.py
rename to tests/driver_hd44780/tests-with-config/01-run.py