diff --git a/boards/openisa/rv32m1_vega/rv32m1_vega_openisa_rv32m1_ri5cy_defconfig b/boards/openisa/rv32m1_vega/rv32m1_vega_openisa_rv32m1_ri5cy_defconfig
index 908f07c0198..085a1552710 100644
--- a/boards/openisa/rv32m1_vega/rv32m1_vega_openisa_rv32m1_ri5cy_defconfig
+++ b/boards/openisa/rv32m1_vega/rv32m1_vega_openisa_rv32m1_ri5cy_defconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # Copyright 2018 Foundries.io Ltd
 
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
-CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
diff --git a/boards/openisa/rv32m1_vega/rv32m1_vega_openisa_rv32m1_zero_riscy_defconfig b/boards/openisa/rv32m1_vega/rv32m1_vega_openisa_rv32m1_zero_riscy_defconfig
index 908f07c0198..085a1552710 100644
--- a/boards/openisa/rv32m1_vega/rv32m1_vega_openisa_rv32m1_zero_riscy_defconfig
+++ b/boards/openisa/rv32m1_vega/rv32m1_vega_openisa_rv32m1_zero_riscy_defconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # Copyright 2018 Foundries.io Ltd
 
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
-CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y