diff --git a/tests/lwip_sock_tcp/main.c b/tests/lwip_sock_tcp/main.c
index c4a20682d5..6f07223899 100644
--- a/tests/lwip_sock_tcp/main.c
+++ b/tests/lwip_sock_tcp/main.c
@@ -965,7 +965,6 @@ int main(void)
     code |= (1 << 6);
 #endif
     printf("code 0x%02x\n", code);
-    xtimer_init();
     _net_init();
     expect(0 < thread_create(_client_stack, sizeof(_client_stack),
                              THREAD_PRIORITY_MAIN - 1, THREAD_CREATE_STACKTEST,
diff --git a/tests/lwip_sock_tcp/stack.c b/tests/lwip_sock_tcp/stack.c
index d736f7e5f8..fd34c23436 100644
--- a/tests/lwip_sock_tcp/stack.c
+++ b/tests/lwip_sock_tcp/stack.c
@@ -24,6 +24,5 @@
 
 void _net_init(void)
 {
-    xtimer_init();
     lwip_bootstrap();
 }