diff --git a/sys/Makefile.dep b/sys/Makefile.dep
index 739b844c15ad3..896156eb99f0f 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/Makefile.dep
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter cord_ep_standalone,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += cord_ep
-  USEMODULE += xtimer
+  USEMODULE += ztimer_msec
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter cord_lc,$(USEMODULE)))
diff --git a/sys/include/ztimer.h b/sys/include/ztimer.h
index 30b9428532548..a59201614c5dd 100644
--- a/sys/include/ztimer.h
+++ b/sys/include/ztimer.h
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ unsigned ztimer_is_set(const ztimer_clock_t *clock, const ztimer_t *timer);
 /**
  * @brief   Remove a timer from a clock
  *
- * This will place @p timer in the timer targets queue for @p clock.
+ * This will remove @p timer from the timer targets queue for @p clock.
  *
  * This function does nothing if @p timer is not found in the timer queue of
  * @p clock.
diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/cord/ep/cord_ep_standalone.c b/sys/net/application_layer/cord/ep/cord_ep_standalone.c
index c671db3941419..bbdc3650f2330 100644
--- a/sys/net/application_layer/cord/ep/cord_ep_standalone.c
+++ b/sys/net/application_layer/cord/ep/cord_ep_standalone.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "assert.h"
 #include "thread.h"
-#include "xtimer.h"
+#include "ztimer.h"
 #include "net/cord/ep.h"
 #include "net/cord/config.h"
 #include "net/cord/ep_standalone.h"
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@
 
 #define UPDATE_TIMEOUT      (0xe537)
 
-#define TIMEOUT_US          ((uint64_t)(CONFIG_CORD_UPDATE_INTERVAL * US_PER_SEC))
+#define TIMEOUT_MS          (CONFIG_CORD_UPDATE_INTERVAL * MS_PER_SEC)
 
 static char _stack[STACKSIZE];
 
-static xtimer_t _timer;
+static ztimer_t _timer;
 static kernel_pid_t _runner_pid;
 static msg_t _msg;
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static cord_ep_standalone_cb_t _cb = NULL;
 
 static void _set_timer(void)
 {
-    xtimer_set_msg64(&_timer, TIMEOUT_US, &_msg, _runner_pid);
+    ztimer_set_msg(ZTIMER_MSEC, &_timer, TIMEOUT_MS, &_msg, _runner_pid);
 }
 
 static void _notify(cord_ep_standalone_event_t event)
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void cord_ep_standalone_run(void)
 void cord_ep_standalone_signal(bool connected)
 {
     /* clear timer in any case */
-    xtimer_remove(&_timer);
+    ztimer_remove(ZTIMER_MSEC, &_timer);
     /* reset the update timer in case a connection was established or updated */
     if (connected) {
         _set_timer();