diff --git a/samples/basic/servo_motor/boards/nrf52840dk_nrf52840.overlay b/samples/basic/servo_motor/boards/nrf52840dk_nrf52840.overlay
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index 930219f0cd7..00000000000
--- a/samples/basic/servo_motor/boards/nrf52840dk_nrf52840.overlay
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-&pinctrl {
-	pwm0_alt_default: pwm0_alt_default {
-		group1 {
-			psels = <NRF_PSEL(PWM_OUT0, 1, 1)>;
-		};
-	};
-};
-
-&pwm0 {
-	pinctrl-0 = <&pwm0_alt_default>;
-	/delete-property/ pinctrl-1;
-	pinctrl-names = "default";
-};
-
-
-/ {
-	servo: servo {
-		compatible = "pwm-servo";
-		pwms = <&pwm0 0 PWM_MSEC(20) PWM_POLARITY_NORMAL>;
-		min-pulse = <PWM_USEC(900)>;
-		max-pulse = <PWM_USEC(2100)>;
-	};
-};