diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
index f2e46d58bf4..723a16aa088 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #
 menuconfig RTC
 	bool "Real-Time Clock"
-	default n
 	help
 	  Enable options for Real-Time Clock drivers.
 
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig.mcux_rtc b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig.mcux_rtc
index 9ddfdd26fab..6f9174627fa 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig.mcux_rtc
+++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig.mcux_rtc
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ menuconfig RTC_MCUX
 	bool
 	prompt "MCUX RTC driver"
 	depends on RTC && HAS_MCUX_RTC
-	default n
 	help
 	  Enable support for mcux rtc driver.
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig.qmsi b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig.qmsi
index 3d46880e563..08ae57c0e74 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig.qmsi
+++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig.qmsi
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 config RTC_QMSI
 	bool "QMSI RTC Driver"
 	depends on QMSI
-	default n
 	help
 	  Build QMSI RTC driver.
 
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ if RTC_QMSI
 config RTC_QMSI_API_REENTRANCY
 	bool
 	prompt "RTC shim driver API reentrancy"
-	default n
 	help
 	  Enable support for RTC shim driver API reentrancy.