diff --git a/soc/telink/tlsr/tlsr951x/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/telink/tlsr/tlsr951x/Kconfig.defconfig
index b210321b079..777a0ac6f44 100644
--- a/soc/telink/tlsr/tlsr951x/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/telink/tlsr/tlsr951x/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ config RISCV_SOC_INTERRUPT_INIT
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 64
 
-config PINCTRL
-	default y
-
 config XIP
 	default n