diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.cmsdk_apb b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.cmsdk_apb
index 1cce7bb98f8..8e4657cfa69 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.cmsdk_apb
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.cmsdk_apb
@@ -10,12 +10,3 @@ config WDOG_CMSDK_APB
 	help
 	  Enable CMSDK APB Watchdog (WDOG_CMSDK_APB) Driver for ARM
 	  family of MCUs.
-
-config WDOG_CMSDK_APB_START_AT_BOOT
-	bool "Start Watchdog during boot"
-	depends on WDOG_CMSDK_APB
-	help
-	  Enable this setting to allow WDOG to be automatically started
-	  during device initialization. Note that once WDOG is started
-	  it must be reloaded before the counter reaches 0, otherwise
-	  the MCU will be reset.
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt_cmsdk_apb.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt_cmsdk_apb.c
index 6d452dba3b7..300b3578576 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt_cmsdk_apb.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt_cmsdk_apb.c
@@ -192,10 +192,6 @@ static int wdog_cmsdk_apb_init(const struct device *dev)
 	z_NmiHandlerSet(wdog_cmsdk_apb_isr);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WDOG_CMSDK_APB_START_AT_BOOT
-	wdog_cmsdk_apb_enable(dev);
-#endif
-
 	return 0;
 }