diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/Kconfig.defconfig.series b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/Kconfig.defconfig.series
index fb9999ff6dd..8c0bc74c02f 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/Kconfig.defconfig.series
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf51/Kconfig.defconfig.series
@@ -14,7 +14,4 @@ config SOC_SERIES
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 26
 
-config TEMP_NRF5
-	default SENSOR
-
 endif # SOC_SERIES_NRF51X
diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/Kconfig.defconfig.series b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/Kconfig.defconfig.series
index cc3197bb50b..4a7edf2aa95 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/Kconfig.defconfig.series
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/Kconfig.defconfig.series
@@ -10,7 +10,4 @@ source "soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf52/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf52*"
 config SOC_SERIES
 	default "nrf52"
 
-config TEMP_NRF5
-	default SENSOR
-
 endif # SOC_SERIES_NRF52X