diff --git a/boards/nordic/nrf54h20dk/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp.dts b/boards/nordic/nrf54h20dk/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp.dts
index 59e10976561..a62c7c88fe6 100644
--- a/boards/nordic/nrf54h20dk/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp.dts
+++ b/boards/nordic/nrf54h20dk/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpuapp.dts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 		zephyr,flash = &mram1x;
 		zephyr,sram = &cpuapp_data;
 		zephyr,shell-uart = &uart136;
+		zephyr,bt-hci-ipc = &ipc0;
 	};
 
 	aliases {
@@ -94,24 +95,34 @@
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
+&cpuapp_cpurad_ram0x_region {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &shared_ram3x_region {
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
 &cpuapp_bellboard {
+	status = "okay";
 	interrupts = <96 NRF_DEFAULT_IRQ_PRIORITY>;
 	interrupt-names = "irq0";
 	/* irq0: 0: cpuapp-cpusec, 6: cpuapp-cpusys, 13: cpuapp-cpuppr, 18: cpuapp-cpurad */
 	nordic,interrupt-mapping = <0x00042041 0>;
 };
 
+&cpurad_bellboard {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &cpusec_cpuapp_ipc {
 	mbox-names = "tx", "rx";
 	tx-region = <&cpuapp_cpusec_ipc_shm>;
 	rx-region = <&cpusec_cpuapp_ipc_shm>;
 };
 
-&cpuapp_cpurad_ipc {
+ipc0: &cpuapp_cpurad_ipc {
+	status = "okay";
 	mbox-names = "rx", "tx";
 	tx-region = <&cpuapp_cpurad_ipc_shm>;
 	rx-region = <&cpurad_cpuapp_ipc_shm>;
diff --git a/boards/nordic/nrf54h20dk/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpurad.dts b/boards/nordic/nrf54h20dk/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpurad.dts
index 1507a78b0a1..ad08596f600 100644
--- a/boards/nordic/nrf54h20dk/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpurad.dts
+++ b/boards/nordic/nrf54h20dk/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpurad.dts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 		zephyr,flash = &mram1x;
 		zephyr,sram = &cpurad_ram0;
 		zephyr,shell-uart = &uart135;
+		zephyr,bt-hci-ipc = &ipc0;
 	};
 };
 
@@ -32,20 +33,30 @@
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
+&cpuapp_cpurad_ram0x_region {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &cpurad_bellboard {
+	status = "okay";
 	interrupts = <96 NRF_DEFAULT_IRQ_PRIORITY>;
 	interrupt-names = "irq0";
 	/* irq0: 0: cpurad-cpusec, 6: cpurad-cpusys, 12: cpurad-cpuapp */
 	nordic,interrupt-mapping = <0x00001041 0>;
 };
 
+&cpuapp_bellboard {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &cpusec_cpurad_ipc {
 	mbox-names = "tx", "rx";
 	tx-region = <&cpurad_cpusec_ipc_shm>;
 	rx-region = <&cpusec_cpurad_ipc_shm>;
 };
 
-&cpuapp_cpurad_ipc {
+ipc0: &cpuapp_cpurad_ipc {
+	status = "okay";
 	mbox-names = "tx", "rx";
 	tx-region = <&cpurad_cpuapp_ipc_shm>;
 	rx-region = <&cpuapp_cpurad_ipc_shm>;
diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/hci_ipc/boards/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpurad.overlay b/samples/bluetooth/hci_ipc/boards/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpurad.overlay
deleted file mode 100644
index 02db7c39272..00000000000
--- a/samples/bluetooth/hci_ipc/boards/nrf54h20dk_nrf54h20_cpurad.overlay
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2024 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-/ {
-	chosen {
-		zephyr,bt-hci-ipc = &ipc0;
-	};
-};
-
-ipc0: &cpuapp_cpurad_ipc {
-	status = "okay";
-};
-
-&cpuapp_cpurad_ram0x_region {
-	status = "okay";
-};
-
-&cpurad_bellboard {
-	status = "okay";
-};
-
-&cpuapp_bellboard {
-	status = "okay";
-};