diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
index 844fd27e9fb..cbc00915046 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/Kconfig.soc
@@ -834,16 +834,4 @@ config SECOND_CORE_MCUX
 	  generated header specifying the VMA and LMA of each memory section
 	  to load
 
-config IMXRT1XXX_CODE_CACHE
-	bool "Code cache"
-	default y
-	help
-	  Enable Code cache at boot for IMXRT1xxx series
-
-config IMXRT1XXX_DATA_CACHE
-	bool "Data cache"
-	default y
-	help
-	  Enable Data cache at boot for IMXRT1xxx series
-
 endif # SOC_SERIES_IMX_RT
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc_rt10xx.c b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc_rt10xx.c
index 01075ce3582..dd6e534be23 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc_rt10xx.c
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc_rt10xx.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <soc.h>
 #include <zephyr/linker/sections.h>
 #include <zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h>
+#include <zephyr/cache.h>
 #include <fsl_clock.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_NXP_IMX_RT_BOOT_HEADER
 #include <fsl_flexspi_nor_boot.h>
@@ -318,23 +319,8 @@ void imxrt_audio_codec_pll_init(uint32_t clock_name, uint32_t clk_src,
 
 static int imxrt_init(void)
 {
-#ifndef CONFIG_IMXRT1XXX_CODE_CACHE
-	/* SystemInit enables code cache, disable it here */
-	SCB_DisableICache();
-#else
-	/* z_arm_init_arch_hw_at_boot() disables code cache if CONFIG_ARCH_CACHE is enabled,
-	 * enable it here.
-	 */
-	SCB_EnableICache();
-#endif
-
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IMXRT1XXX_DATA_CACHE)) {
-		if ((SCB->CCR & SCB_CCR_DC_Msk) == 0) {
-			SCB_EnableDCache();
-		}
-	} else {
-		SCB_DisableDCache();
-	}
+	sys_cache_instr_enable();
+	sys_cache_data_enable();
 
 	/* Initialize system clock */
 	clock_init();
diff --git a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc_rt11xx.c b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc_rt11xx.c
index 9c38f3e7963..3adedde8d38 100644
--- a/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc_rt11xx.c
+++ b/soc/arm/nxp_imx/rt/soc_rt11xx.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <soc.h>
 #include <zephyr/linker/sections.h>
 #include <zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h>
+#include <zephyr/cache.h>
 #include <fsl_clock.h>
 #include <fsl_gpc.h>
 #include <fsl_pmu.h>
@@ -673,23 +674,8 @@ static int imxrt_init(void)
 
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMXRT1176_CM7) || defined(CONFIG_SOC_MIMXRT1166_CM7)
-#ifndef CONFIG_IMXRT1XXX_CODE_CACHE
-	/* SystemInit enables code cache, disable it here */
-	SCB_DisableICache();
-#else
-	/* z_arm_init_arch_hw_at_boot() disables code cache if CONFIG_ARCH_CACHE is enabled,
-	 * enable it here.
-	 */
-	SCB_EnableICache();
-#endif
-
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IMXRT1XXX_DATA_CACHE)) {
-		if ((SCB->CCR & SCB_CCR_DC_Msk) == 0) {
-			SCB_EnableDCache();
-		}
-	} else {
-		SCB_DisableDCache();
-	}
+	sys_cache_instr_enable();
+	sys_cache_data_enable();
 #endif
 
 	/* Initialize system clock */