diff --git a/tests/can_trx/Makefile b/tests/can_trx/Makefile
index fab8275842f2..76363b7ed87e 100644
--- a/tests/can_trx/Makefile
+++ b/tests/can_trx/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-export APPLICATION = can_trx
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
 USEMODULE += shell