diff --git a/soc/silabs/silabs_s2/efr32bg22/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/silabs/silabs_s2/efr32bg22/Kconfig.defconfig
index 8613bafa7ed..2423ae5dedd 100644
--- a/soc/silabs/silabs_s2/efr32bg22/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/silabs/silabs_s2/efr32bg22/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ config NUM_IRQS
 	default 60
 
 config PM
-	select COUNTER
 	select UART_INTERRUPT_DRIVEN
 
 config GPIO_GECKO
diff --git a/soc/silabs/silabs_s2/efr32bg27/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/silabs/silabs_s2/efr32bg27/Kconfig.defconfig
index 747b004695c..37b57c2fef4 100644
--- a/soc/silabs/silabs_s2/efr32bg27/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/silabs/silabs_s2/efr32bg27/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ config NUM_IRQS
 	# must be >= the highest interrupt number used
 	default 66
 
-config PM
-	select COUNTER
-
 config GPIO_GECKO
 	default y
 
diff --git a/soc/silabs/silabs_s2/efr32mg24/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/silabs/silabs_s2/efr32mg24/Kconfig.defconfig
index fb3ad68bc3f..8489c555eb1 100644
--- a/soc/silabs/silabs_s2/efr32mg24/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/silabs/silabs_s2/efr32mg24/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ config NUM_IRQS
 
 config PM
 	default n
-	select COUNTER
 	select UART_INTERRUPT_DRIVEN if SERIAL_SUPPORT_INTERRUPT
 
 choice PM_POLICY