diff --git a/platform/esb/contiki-esb-default-init-net.c b/platform/esb/contiki-esb-default-init-net.c
index fb37c1e22..c50eea648 100644
--- a/platform/esb/contiki-esb-default-init-net.c
+++ b/platform/esb/contiki-esb-default-init-net.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  *
  * This file is part of the Contiki operating system.
  *
- * @(#)$Id: contiki-esb-default-init-net.c,v 1.10 2007/12/17 13:04:10 nifi Exp $
+ * @(#)$Id: contiki-esb-default-init-net.c,v 1.11 2008/03/13 15:59:43 nifi Exp $
  */
 
 #include "contiki-esb.h"
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ init_net(void)
 {
   rimeaddr_t rimeaddr;
 
-  ctimer_init();
-
   tr1001_init();
   rime_init(nullmac_init(&tr1001_driver));
   rimeaddr.u8[0] = node_id & 0xff;