diff --git a/arch/arm/core/mpu/arm_mpu.c b/arch/arm/core/mpu/arm_mpu.c
index 9b2feffe5ee..94c92edbc5c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/mpu/arm_mpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/core/mpu/arm_mpu.c
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(mpu);
 #define MPU_NODEID DT_INST(0, arm_armv6m_mpu)
 #endif
 
-#if DT_NODE_HAS_PROP(MPU_NODEID, arm_num_mpu_regions)
-#define NUM_MPU_REGIONS   DT_PROP(MPU_NODEID, arm_num_mpu_regions)
-#endif
-
 #define NODE_HAS_PROP_AND_OR(node_id, prop) \
 	DT_NODE_HAS_PROP(node_id, prop) ||
 
@@ -527,11 +523,6 @@ int z_arm_mpu_init(void)
 	__ASSERT(
 		(MPU->TYPE & MPU_TYPE_DREGION_Msk) >> MPU_TYPE_DREGION_Pos == 8,
 		"Invalid number of MPU regions\n");
-#elif defined(NUM_MPU_REGIONS)
-	__ASSERT(
-		(MPU->TYPE & MPU_TYPE_DREGION_Msk) >> MPU_TYPE_DREGION_Pos ==
-		NUM_MPU_REGIONS,
-		"Invalid number of MPU regions\n");
 #endif /* CORTEX_M0PLUS || CPU_CORTEX_M3 || CPU_CORTEX_M4 */
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/arm/core/mpu/arm_mpu_v8_internal.h b/arch/arm/core/mpu/arm_mpu_v8_internal.h
index 1f7cb04839e..751786d5a4c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/mpu/arm_mpu_v8_internal.h
+++ b/arch/arm/core/mpu/arm_mpu_v8_internal.h
@@ -720,12 +720,7 @@ static int mpu_mark_areas_for_dynamic_regions(
  */
 static inline uint8_t get_num_regions(void)
 {
-#if defined(NUM_MPU_REGIONS)
-	/* Retrieve the number of regions from DTS configuration. */
-	return NUM_MPU_REGIONS;
-#else
 	return mpu_get_num_regions();
-#endif /* NUM_MPU_REGIONS */
 }
 
 /* This internal function programs the dynamic MPU regions.
diff --git a/arch/arm/core/mpu/cortex_a_r/arm_mpu_internal.h b/arch/arm/core/mpu/cortex_a_r/arm_mpu_internal.h
index a0f7d174436..636bce50fae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/mpu/cortex_a_r/arm_mpu_internal.h
+++ b/arch/arm/core/mpu/cortex_a_r/arm_mpu_internal.h
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
  */
 static inline uint8_t get_num_regions(void)
 {
-#if defined(NUM_MPU_REGIONS)
-	/* Retrieve the number of regions from DTS configuration. */
-	return NUM_MPU_REGIONS;
-#else
 	uint32_t type;
 
 	__asm__ volatile("mrc p15, 0, %0, c0, c0, 4" : "=r" (type) ::);
@@ -21,7 +17,6 @@ static inline uint8_t get_num_regions(void)
 	type = (type & MPU_TYPE_DREGION_Msk) >> MPU_TYPE_DREGION_Pos;
 
 	return (uint8_t)type;
-#endif /* NUM_MPU_REGIONS */
 }
 
 static inline uint32_t get_region_attributes(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/core/mpu/cortex_m/arm_mpu_internal.h b/arch/arm/core/mpu/cortex_m/arm_mpu_internal.h
index 337f7ac3657..297eb38bf65 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/mpu/cortex_m/arm_mpu_internal.h
+++ b/arch/arm/core/mpu/cortex_m/arm_mpu_internal.h
@@ -10,23 +10,11 @@
  */
 static inline uint8_t get_num_regions(void)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_CORTEX_M0PLUS) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_CPU_CORTEX_M3) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_CPU_CORTEX_M4)
-	/* Cortex-M0+, Cortex-M3, and Cortex-M4 MCUs may
-	 * have a fixed number of 8 MPU regions.
-	 */
-	return 8;
-#elif defined(NUM_MPU_REGIONS)
-	/* Retrieve the number of regions from DTS configuration. */
-	return NUM_MPU_REGIONS;
-#else
 	uint32_t type = MPU->TYPE;
 
 	type = (type & MPU_TYPE_DREGION_Msk) >> MPU_TYPE_DREGION_Pos;
 
 	return (uint8_t)type;
-#endif /* CPU_CORTEX_M0PLUS | CPU_CORTEX_M3 | CPU_CORTEX_M4 */
 }
 
 static inline void set_region_number(uint32_t index)
diff --git a/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv6m-mpu.yaml b/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv6m-mpu.yaml
index 00bc8927f58..16bdac395e4 100644
--- a/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv6m-mpu.yaml
+++ b/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv6m-mpu.yaml
@@ -10,8 +10,3 @@ include: base.yaml
 properties:
   reg:
     required: true
-
-  arm,num-mpu-regions:
-    type: int
-    const: 8
-    description: number of MPU regions supported by hardware
diff --git a/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv7m-mpu.yaml b/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv7m-mpu.yaml
index 09c2388a7a2..e0c6c3b4cec 100644
--- a/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv7m-mpu.yaml
+++ b/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv7m-mpu.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,3 @@ include: base.yaml
 properties:
   reg:
     required: true
-
-  arm,num-mpu-regions:
-    type: int
-    description: number of MPU regions supported by hardware
diff --git a/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv8.1m-mpu.yaml b/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv8.1m-mpu.yaml
index 407d23a8d78..7800e36d7a1 100644
--- a/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv8.1m-mpu.yaml
+++ b/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv8.1m-mpu.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,3 @@ include: base.yaml
 properties:
   reg:
     required: true
-
-  arm,num-mpu-regions:
-    type: int
-    description: number of MPU regions supported by hardware
diff --git a/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv8m-mpu.yaml b/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv8m-mpu.yaml
index 15c5085a33d..0e7c12bf1b0 100644
--- a/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv8m-mpu.yaml
+++ b/dts/bindings/mmu_mpu/arm,armv8m-mpu.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,3 @@ include: base.yaml
 properties:
   reg:
     required: true
-
-  arm,num-mpu-regions:
-    type: int
-    description: number of MPU regions supported by hardware