diff --git a/boards/arm/adafruit_feather_m0_basic_proto/adafruit_feather_m0_basic_proto_defconfig b/boards/arm/adafruit_feather_m0_basic_proto/adafruit_feather_m0_basic_proto_defconfig
index 168a724081a..dd1a99d61c5 100644
--- a/boards/arm/adafruit_feather_m0_basic_proto/adafruit_feather_m0_basic_proto_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/adafruit_feather_m0_basic_proto/adafruit_feather_m0_basic_proto_defconfig
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_WDT_SAM0=y
 CONFIG_SOC_ATMEL_SAMD_XOSC32K=y
 CONFIG_SOC_ATMEL_SAMD_XOSC32K_AS_MAIN=y
-CONFIG_SPI=y
-CONFIG_SPI_SAM0=y
 CONFIG_PINMUX=y
 CONFIG_PINMUX_SAM0=y
 CONFIG_USE_DT_CODE_PARTITION=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/atsamd20_xpro/atsamd20_xpro_defconfig b/boards/arm/atsamd20_xpro/atsamd20_xpro_defconfig
index 26b29a110b8..f9332d42d97 100644
--- a/boards/arm/atsamd20_xpro/atsamd20_xpro_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/atsamd20_xpro/atsamd20_xpro_defconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,5 @@ CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_WDT_SAM0=y
 CONFIG_SOC_ATMEL_SAMD_XOSC32K=y
 CONFIG_SOC_ATMEL_SAMD_XOSC32K_AS_MAIN=y
-CONFIG_SPI=y
-CONFIG_SPI_SAM0=y
 CONFIG_PINMUX=y
 CONFIG_PINMUX_SAM0=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/atsamd21_xpro/atsamd21_xpro_defconfig b/boards/arm/atsamd21_xpro/atsamd21_xpro_defconfig
index 5692e3901d8..2046a4a0150 100644
--- a/boards/arm/atsamd21_xpro/atsamd21_xpro_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/atsamd21_xpro/atsamd21_xpro_defconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,5 @@ CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_WDT_SAM0=y
 CONFIG_SOC_ATMEL_SAMD_XOSC32K=y
 CONFIG_SOC_ATMEL_SAMD_XOSC32K_AS_MAIN=y
-CONFIG_SPI=y
-CONFIG_SPI_SAM0=y
 CONFIG_PINMUX=y
 CONFIG_PINMUX_SAM0=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/atsamr21_xpro/atsamr21_xpro_defconfig b/boards/arm/atsamr21_xpro/atsamr21_xpro_defconfig
index 405c5a4984c..3ea41fa6e6f 100644
--- a/boards/arm/atsamr21_xpro/atsamr21_xpro_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/atsamr21_xpro/atsamr21_xpro_defconfig
@@ -19,4 +19,3 @@ CONFIG_SOC_ATMEL_SAMD_XOSC32K=y
 CONFIG_SOC_ATMEL_SAMD_XOSC32K_AS_MAIN=y
 CONFIG_PINMUX=y
 CONFIG_PINMUX_SAM0=y
-CONFIG_SPI=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/sam4l_ek/sam4l_ek_defconfig b/boards/arm/sam4l_ek/sam4l_ek_defconfig
index 11e6258fed0..9de0da21b86 100644
--- a/boards/arm/sam4l_ek/sam4l_ek_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/sam4l_ek/sam4l_ek_defconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_SAM4L_EK=y
 CONFIG_WATCHDOG=n
-CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
 
 # Enable HW stack protection
diff --git a/boards/arm/serpente/serpente_defconfig b/boards/arm/serpente/serpente_defconfig
index 46252b018d8..312fdca4311 100644
--- a/boards/arm/serpente/serpente_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/serpente/serpente_defconfig
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ CONFIG_CORTEX_M_SYSTICK=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_PINMUX=y
-CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_UART_INTERRUPT_DRIVEN=y
 CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_BOSSA=y