diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_kinetis/kv5x/Kconfig.soc b/soc/arm/nxp_kinetis/kv5x/Kconfig.soc
index 3a9a6d3adf2..dd69ca523b0 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_kinetis/kv5x/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_kinetis/kv5x/Kconfig.soc
@@ -57,12 +57,4 @@ config SOC_PART_NUMBER_KINETIS_KV5X
 	  number selection choice defines the default value for this
 	  string.
 
-config KINETIS_KV5X_ENABLE_CODE_CACHE
-	bool "Code cache"
-	default y
-
-config KINETIS_KV5X_ENABLE_DATA_CACHE
-	bool "Data cache"
-	default y
-
 endif # SOC_SERIES_KINETIS_KV5X
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_kinetis/kv5x/soc.c b/soc/arm/nxp_kinetis/kv5x/soc.c
index 4c566dadcd0..59b77f1c172 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_kinetis/kv5x/soc.c
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_kinetis/kv5x/soc.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/device.h>
 #include <zephyr/init.h>
+#include <zephyr/cache.h>
 #include <fsl_common.h>
 #include <fsl_clock.h>
 
@@ -90,14 +91,8 @@ static int kv5x_init(void)
 	/* Initialize system clocks and PLL */
 	clk_init();
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_KINETIS_KV5X_ENABLE_CODE_CACHE
-	/* SystemInit will have enabled the code cache. Disable it here */
-	SCB_DisableICache();
-#endif
-#ifndef CONFIG_KINETIS_KV5X_ENABLE_DATA_CACHE
-	/* SystemInit will have enabled the data cache. Disable it here */
-	SCB_DisableDCache();
-#endif
+	sys_cache_instr_enable();
+	sys_cache_data_enable();
 
 	return 0;
 }