diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig.nrfx b/drivers/serial/Kconfig.nrfx
index 05ec0383975..b3f6cfb3701 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig.nrfx
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig.nrfx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ menuconfig UART_NRFX
 	bool "nRF UART nrfx drivers"
 	select SERIAL_HAS_DRIVER
 	select SERIAL_SUPPORT_INTERRUPT
-	select GPIO
 	depends on SOC_FAMILY_NRF
 	help
 	  Enable support for nrfx UART drivers for nRF MCU series.
diff --git a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/Kconfig.defconfig
index b7650cb2e50..7148996e6e6 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -12,13 +12,6 @@ source "soc/arm/nordic_nrf/*/Kconfig.defconfig.series"
 config BUILD_OUTPUT_HEX
 	default y
 
-if SERIAL
-
-config GPIO
-	default y
-
-endif # SERIAL
-
 if GPIO
 
 config GPIO_NRFX