diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32vl_disco/stm32vl_disco.dts b/boards/arm/stm32vl_disco/stm32vl_disco.dts
index 3c8998b021f..d34e5f6afd3 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32vl_disco/stm32vl_disco.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32vl_disco/stm32vl_disco.dts
@@ -46,6 +46,24 @@
 	};
 };
 
+&clk_hsi {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&pll {
+	mul = <6>;
+	clocks = <&clk_hsi>;
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&rcc {
+	clocks = <&pll>;
+	clock-frequency = <DT_FREQ_M(24)>;
+	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/stm32vl_disco/stm32vl_disco_defconfig b/boards/arm/stm32vl_disco/stm32vl_disco_defconfig
index 92a341ba5c5..a0604379f55 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32vl_disco/stm32vl_disco_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32vl_disco/stm32vl_disco_defconfig
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_STM32F1X=y
 CONFIG_SOC_STM32F100XB=y
 
-# 24MHz system clock
-CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=24000000
-
 # Enable MPU
 CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
 
@@ -26,14 +23,5 @@ CONFIG_PINMUX=y
 # enable GPIO
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
 
-# clock configuration
+# enable clocks
 CONFIG_CLOCK_CONTROL=y
-
-CONFIG_CLOCK_STM32_SYSCLK_SRC_PLL=y
-
-CONFIG_CLOCK_STM32_PLL_SRC_HSI=y
-# produce 24MHz clock from PLL output using 8MHz oscillator on the board
-CONFIG_CLOCK_STM32_PLL_MULTIPLIER=6
-CONFIG_CLOCK_STM32_AHB_PRESCALER=1
-CONFIG_CLOCK_STM32_APB1_PRESCALER=2
-CONFIG_CLOCK_STM32_APB2_PRESCALER=1