diff --git a/samples/boards/espressif/spiram_test/prj.conf b/samples/boards/espressif/spiram_test/prj.conf
index c7dc9a2f6a9..64d0f6d73c9 100644
--- a/samples/boards/espressif/spiram_test/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/boards/espressif/spiram_test/prj.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 CONFIG_ESP_SPIRAM=y
 CONFIG_HEAP_MEM_POOL_SIZE=98304
-CONFIG_ESP_HEAP_SEARCH_ALL_REGIONS=n
diff --git a/soc/espressif/common/Kconfig.spiram b/soc/espressif/common/Kconfig.spiram
index 94dcf9a1676..1c209839a7a 100644
--- a/soc/espressif/common/Kconfig.spiram
+++ b/soc/espressif/common/Kconfig.spiram
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@ config ESP_SPIRAM
 menu "SPI RAM config"
 	depends on ESP_SPIRAM
 
-config ESP_HEAP_SEARCH_ALL_REGIONS
-	bool "Search for all available heap regions"
-	default y
-	help
-	  This configuration enables searching all available heap
-	  regions. If the region of desired capability is exhausted,
-	  memory will be allocated from other available region.
-
 config ESP_SPIRAM_HEAP_SIZE
 	int "Size of SPIRAM heap"
 	default 262134 if SYS_HEAP_SMALL_ONLY
diff --git a/tests/boards/espressif/cache_coex/prj.conf b/tests/boards/espressif/cache_coex/prj.conf
index 7dd9dfcd5e8..fcbffd3cd84 100644
--- a/tests/boards/espressif/cache_coex/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/boards/espressif/cache_coex/prj.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ESP_SPIRAM=y
 CONFIG_HEAP_MEM_POOL_SIZE=98304
-CONFIG_ESP_HEAP_SEARCH_ALL_REGIONS=n
 CONFIG_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_ENTROPY_GENERATOR=y
 CONFIG_ZTEST=y