diff --git a/drivers/shtc1/Kconfig b/drivers/shtc1/Kconfig
index 5f01412553..ada7d211bc 100644
--- a/drivers/shtc1/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/shtc1/Kconfig
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ config MODULE_SHTC1
     depends on TEST_KCONFIG
     select MODULE_PERIPH_I2C
     select MODULE_CHECKSUM
-    select MODULE_XTIMER
diff --git a/drivers/shtc1/Makefile.dep b/drivers/shtc1/Makefile.dep
index e109ab9d57..46470c82a4 100644
--- a/drivers/shtc1/Makefile.dep
+++ b/drivers/shtc1/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_i2c
-USEMODULE += xtimer
 USEMODULE += checksum
diff --git a/tests/driver_shtc1/Makefile b/tests/driver_shtc1/Makefile
index 9ece2699c7..51410b37be 100644
--- a/tests/driver_shtc1/Makefile
+++ b/tests/driver_shtc1/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ include ../Makefile.tests_common
 DRIVER ?= shtc1
 
 USEMODULE += fmt
+USEMODULE += ztimer
+USEMODULE += ztimer_msec
 USEMODULE += $(DRIVER)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/driver_shtc1/app.config.test b/tests/driver_shtc1/app.config.test
index f44e82bfb1..96c6f5cab8 100644
--- a/tests/driver_shtc1/app.config.test
+++ b/tests/driver_shtc1/app.config.test
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 # application configuration. This is only needed during migration.
 CONFIG_MODULE_FMT=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_SHTC1=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_ZTIMER=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_ZTIMER_MSEC=y
diff --git a/tests/driver_shtc1/main.c b/tests/driver_shtc1/main.c
index 0c079d7d42..865eaa2724 100644
--- a/tests/driver_shtc1/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_shtc1/main.c
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#include "timex.h"
+#include "ztimer.h"
+#include "fmt.h"
 #include "shtc1.h"
 #include "shtc1_params.h"
-#include "xtimer.h"
-#include "fmt.h"
 
 int main(void)
 {
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ int main(void)
         printf("Temperature [°C]: %s\n", str_temp);
         printf("  Humidity [%%rH]: %s\n", str_hum);
 
-        xtimer_sleep(2);
+        ztimer_sleep(ZTIMER_MSEC, 2 * MS_PER_SEC);
     }
     return 0;
 }