diff --git a/drivers/modem/Kconfig.quectel-bg9x b/drivers/modem/Kconfig.quectel-bg9x
index 70f1f74b9e6..f22f3f4fb76 100644
--- a/drivers/modem/Kconfig.quectel-bg9x
+++ b/drivers/modem/Kconfig.quectel-bg9x
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ config MODEM_QUECTEL_BG9X
 	select MODEM_IFACE_UART
 	select MODEM_SOCKET
 	select NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD
-	imply GPIO
 	help
 	  Choose this setting to enable quectel BG9x LTE-CatM1/NB-IoT modem
 	  driver.
diff --git a/drivers/modem/Kconfig.ublox-sara-r4 b/drivers/modem/Kconfig.ublox-sara-r4
index 1a14aa111aa..6b925585c8c 100644
--- a/drivers/modem/Kconfig.ublox-sara-r4
+++ b/drivers/modem/Kconfig.ublox-sara-r4
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ config MODEM_UBLOX_SARA
 	select MODEM_SOCKET
 	select NET_OFFLOAD
 	select NET_SOCKETS_OFFLOAD
-	imply GPIO
 	help
 	  Choose this setting to enable u-blox SARA-R4 LTE-CatM1/NB-IoT modem
 	  driver.
diff --git a/samples/boards/stm32/power_mgmt/blinky/prj.conf b/samples/boards/stm32/power_mgmt/blinky/prj.conf
index e3592321ed2..4921dcc3392 100644
--- a/samples/boards/stm32/power_mgmt/blinky/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/boards/stm32/power_mgmt/blinky/prj.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-CONFIG_GPIO=y
-
 CONFIG_PM=y
 CONFIG_PM_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_PM_DEVICE_RUNTIME=y
diff --git a/samples/subsys/mgmt/osdp/control_panel/prj.conf b/samples/subsys/mgmt/osdp/control_panel/prj.conf
index 36c1f21c67d..3b9bcf60926 100644
--- a/samples/subsys/mgmt/osdp/control_panel/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/subsys/mgmt/osdp/control_panel/prj.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 CONFIG_PRINTK=y
 CONFIG_LOG=y
-CONFIG_GPIO=y
 
 # OSDP config
 CONFIG_OSDP=y
diff --git a/samples/subsys/mgmt/osdp/peripheral_device/prj.conf b/samples/subsys/mgmt/osdp/peripheral_device/prj.conf
index b3c90488ec5..3fb93dd51c5 100644
--- a/samples/subsys/mgmt/osdp/peripheral_device/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/subsys/mgmt/osdp/peripheral_device/prj.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 CONFIG_PRINTK=y
 CONFIG_LOG=y
-CONFIG_GPIO=y
 
 # OSDP config
 CONFIG_OSDP=y