diff --git a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_coverage.dts b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_coverage.dts
deleted file mode 100644
index dc97492c3c4..00000000000
--- a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_coverage.dts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2019 Intel Corporation.
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-#include "qemu_x86.dts"
diff --git a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_coverage.yaml b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_coverage.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 14197433ac2..00000000000
--- a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_coverage.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-identifier: qemu_x86_coverage
-name: QEMU Emulation for X86 (Code coverage enabled)
-type: qemu
-arch: x86
-simulation: qemu
-toolchain:
-  - zephyr
-  - xtools
-testing:
-  default: true
-  only_tags:
-     - kernel
-     - userspace
diff --git a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_coverage_defconfig b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_coverage_defconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index 24929976a1e..00000000000
--- a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_coverage_defconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-CONFIG_SOC_IA32=y
-CONFIG_BOARD_QEMU_X86=y
-CONFIG_HPET_TIMER=y
-CONFIG_PIC_DISABLE=y
-CONFIG_LOAPIC=y
-CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
-CONFIG_SERIAL=y
-CONFIG_UART_NS16550=y
-CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
-CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=25000000
-CONFIG_TEST_RANDOM_GENERATOR=y
-CONFIG_X86_MMU=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
-CONFIG_SCHED_SCALABLE=y
-CONFIG_WAITQ_SCALABLE=y
-CONFIG_COVERAGE=y
-CONFIG_X86_VERY_EARLY_CONSOLE=y
-CONFIG_QEMU_ICOUNT_SHIFT=5
diff --git a/doc/guides/coverage.rst b/doc/guides/coverage.rst
index 9c97dc994f9..b7080af1919 100644
--- a/doc/guides/coverage.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/coverage.rst
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ Steps to generate code coverage reports
 
 These steps will produce an HTML coverage report for a single application.
 
-1. Build the code with CONFIG_COVERAGE=y. Some boards like qemu_x86_coverage
-   automatically enable this, but for boards that do not you will need to
-   enable the configuration manually:
+1. Build the code with CONFIG_COVERAGE=y.
 
    .. zephyr-app-commands::
       :board: mps2_an385
diff --git a/tests/kernel/tickless/tickless_concept/testcase.yaml b/tests/kernel/tickless/tickless_concept/testcase.yaml
index 9b22ff23fff..c36d6985f9a 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/tickless/tickless_concept/testcase.yaml
+++ b/tests/kernel/tickless/tickless_concept/testcase.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ tests:
     arch_exclude: nios2
     # FIXME: This test fails sporadically on all QEMU platforms, but fails
     # consistently when coverage is enabled. Disable until 14173 is fixed.
-    platform_exclude: qemu_x86_coverage
-      litex_vexriscv rv32m1_vega_zero_riscy rv32m1_vega_ri5cy
+    platform_exclude: litex_vexriscv rv32m1_vega_zero_riscy rv32m1_vega_ri5cy
       nrf5340dk_nrf5340_cpunet
     tags: kernel
diff --git a/tests/kernel/timer/timer_api/testcase.yaml b/tests/kernel/timer/timer_api/testcase.yaml
index 83d913d87e4..0bda7463f60 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/timer/timer_api/testcase.yaml
+++ b/tests/kernel/timer/timer_api/testcase.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 tests:
   kernel.timer:
     tags: kernel timer userspace
-    platform_exclude: qemu_x86_coverage
   kernel.timer.tickless:
     extra_args: CONF_FILE="prj_tickless.conf"
     arch_exclude: nios2 posix
-    platform_exclude: qemu_x86_coverage
-      litex_vexriscv rv32m1_vega_zero_riscy rv32m1_vega_ri5cy
+    platform_exclude: litex_vexriscv rv32m1_vega_zero_riscy rv32m1_vega_ri5cy
       nrf5340dk_nrf5340_cpunet
     tags: kernel timer userspace
   kernel.timer.no_multitheading:
diff --git a/tests/subsys/cpp/cxx/testcase.yaml b/tests/subsys/cpp/cxx/testcase.yaml
index 6c201fe3108..60382adc95a 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/cpp/cxx/testcase.yaml
+++ b/tests/subsys/cpp/cxx/testcase.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ tests:
   cpp.main:
     integration_platforms:
       - mps2_an385
-    platform_exclude: qemu_x86_coverage
     tags: cpp
diff --git a/tests/subsys/cpp/libcxx/testcase.yaml b/tests/subsys/cpp/libcxx/testcase.yaml
index 7174ccd607f..8c39420be93 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/cpp/libcxx/testcase.yaml
+++ b/tests/subsys/cpp/libcxx/testcase.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ common:
     - mps2_an385
 tests:
   cpp.libcxx:
-    platform_exclude: qemu_x86_coverage
     toolchain_exclude: xcc
     min_flash: 54
     tags: cpp