diff --git a/boards/arm/olimex_stm32_h103/olimex_stm32_h103.dts b/boards/arm/olimex_stm32_h103/olimex_stm32_h103.dts
index d2ff28e672b..75f540beaea 100644
--- a/boards/arm/olimex_stm32_h103/olimex_stm32_h103.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/olimex_stm32_h103/olimex_stm32_h103.dts
@@ -40,6 +40,25 @@
 	};
 };
 
+&clk_hse {
+	clock-frequency = <DT_FREQ_M(8)>;
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&pll {
+	mul = <9>;
+	clocks = <&clk_hse>;
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&rcc {
+	clocks = <&pll>;
+	clock-frequency = <DT_FREQ_M(72)>;
+	ahb-prescaler = <1>;
+	apb1-prescaler = <2>;
+	apb2-prescaler = <1>;
+};
+
 &usart1 {
 	pinctrl-0 = <&usart1_tx_pa9 &usart1_rx_pa10>;
 	current-speed = <115200>;
diff --git a/boards/arm/olimex_stm32_h103/olimex_stm32_h103_defconfig b/boards/arm/olimex_stm32_h103/olimex_stm32_h103_defconfig
index 0d68fe524cf..251368bce5f 100644
--- a/boards/arm/olimex_stm32_h103/olimex_stm32_h103_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/olimex_stm32_h103/olimex_stm32_h103_defconfig
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_STM32F1X=y
 CONFIG_SOC_STM32F103XB=y
-# 72MHz system clock
-CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=72000000
 
 # enable uart driver
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
@@ -17,15 +15,5 @@ CONFIG_PINMUX=y
 # enable GPIO
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
 
-# clock configuration
+# enable clocks
 CONFIG_CLOCK_CONTROL=y
-CONFIG_CLOCK_STM32_HSE_CLOCK=8000000
-CONFIG_CLOCK_STM32_SYSCLK_SRC_PLL=y
-# use HSE as PLL input
-CONFIG_CLOCK_STM32_PLL_SRC_HSE=y
-# produce 72MHz clock at PLL output
-CONFIG_CLOCK_STM32_PLL_MULTIPLIER=9
-CONFIG_CLOCK_STM32_AHB_PRESCALER=1
-# APB1 clock must not to exceed 36MHz limit
-CONFIG_CLOCK_STM32_APB1_PRESCALER=2
-CONFIG_CLOCK_STM32_APB2_PRESCALER=1