diff --git a/drivers/lis3mdl/Kconfig b/drivers/lis3mdl/Kconfig
index 5b0f8b0d71..92dcb7e594 100644
--- a/drivers/lis3mdl/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/lis3mdl/Kconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ config MODULE_LIS3MDL
     depends on HAS_PERIPH_I2C
     depends on TEST_KCONFIG
     select MODULE_PERIPH_I2C
-    select MODULE_XTIMER
 
 config HAVE_LIS3MDL
     bool
diff --git a/drivers/lis3mdl/Makefile.dep b/drivers/lis3mdl/Makefile.dep
index 9508a8aff7..e67057d463 100644
--- a/drivers/lis3mdl/Makefile.dep
+++ b/drivers/lis3mdl/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_i2c
-USEMODULE += xtimer
diff --git a/tests/driver_lis3mdl/Makefile b/tests/driver_lis3mdl/Makefile
index 301b1fd379..232bc93860 100644
--- a/tests/driver_lis3mdl/Makefile
+++ b/tests/driver_lis3mdl/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ BOARD ?= limifrog-v1
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
 USEMODULE += lis3mdl
-USEMODULE += xtimer
+USEMODULE += ztimer
+USEMODULE += ztimer_msec
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/driver_lis3mdl/app.config.test b/tests/driver_lis3mdl/app.config.test
index 7bc65954ba..621a154833 100644
--- a/tests/driver_lis3mdl/app.config.test
+++ b/tests/driver_lis3mdl/app.config.test
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # this file enables modules defined in Kconfig. Do not use this file for
 # application configuration. This is only needed during migration.
 CONFIG_MODULE_LIS3MDL=y
-CONFIG_MODULE_XTIMER=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_ZTIMER=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_ZTIMER_MSEC=y
diff --git a/tests/driver_lis3mdl/main.c b/tests/driver_lis3mdl/main.c
index 862c7fa1ab..2ae21fbcc9 100644
--- a/tests/driver_lis3mdl/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_lis3mdl/main.c
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#include "xtimer.h"
+#include "timex.h"
+#include "ztimer.h"
 #include "lis3mdl.h"
 #include "lis3mdl_params.h"
 
-#define SLEEP_USEC  (800 * 800U)
+#define SLEEP_MS    (640U)
 
 int main(void)
 {
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ int main(void)
         lis3mdl_read_temp(&dev, &temp_value);
         printf("Temperature:\t\t%i°C\n", temp_value);
 
-        xtimer_usleep(SLEEP_USEC);
+        ztimer_sleep(ZTIMER_MSEC, SLEEP_MS);
     }
 
     return 0;