diff --git a/pkg/arduino_adafruit_sensor/Makefile.dep b/pkg/arduino_adafruit_sensor/Makefile.dep
index 6b53d608fddb..2a0069c724a7 100644
--- a/pkg/arduino_adafruit_sensor/Makefile.dep
+++ b/pkg/arduino_adafruit_sensor/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += arduino
 FEATURES_REQUIRED += cpp
 
 USEMODULE += arduino