diff --git a/tests/subsys/tracing/prj.conf b/tests/subsys/tracing/prj.conf
index ed79576d54b..c1ec0b1ec24 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/tracing/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/subsys/tracing/prj.conf
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 # enable to use thread names
-CONFIG_THREAD_NAME=y
diff --git a/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_native_posix.conf b/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_native_posix.conf
index 4d8fa6c7f64..2a60b33a767 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_native_posix.conf
+++ b/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_native_posix.conf
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-CONFIG_THREAD_NAME=y
-CONFIG_THREAD_STACK_INFO=y
-
 CONFIG_TRACING=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_TEST=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_SYNC=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_BACKEND_POSIX=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_PACKET_MAX_SIZE=64
-
diff --git a/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_native_posix_ctf.conf b/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_native_posix_ctf.conf
index 8152c3f9f59..47b5d3ef4d9 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_native_posix_ctf.conf
+++ b/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_native_posix_ctf.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-CONFIG_THREAD_NAME=y
-CONFIG_THREAD_STACK_INFO=y
-
 CONFIG_TRACING=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_CTF=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_SYNC=y
diff --git a/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_uart.conf b/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_uart.conf
index 576d47c4478..5d82656c5b7 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_uart.conf
+++ b/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_uart.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-CONFIG_THREAD_NAME=y
-CONFIG_THREAD_STACK_INFO=y
 CONFIG_IDLE_STACK_SIZE=4096
-
 CONFIG_TRACING=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_TEST=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_BACKEND_UART=y
diff --git a/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_uart_ctf.conf b/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_uart_ctf.conf
index 144a837c607..dede742a0c2 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_uart_ctf.conf
+++ b/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_uart_ctf.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-CONFIG_THREAD_NAME=y
-CONFIG_THREAD_STACK_INFO=y
-
 CONFIG_TRACING=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_CTF=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_BACKEND_UART=y
diff --git a/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_usb.conf b/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_usb.conf
index e10f67d84bd..72569103a1a 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_usb.conf
+++ b/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_usb.conf
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ CONFIG_USB=y
 CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_STACK=y
 CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_VID=0x2FE9
 
-CONFIG_THREAD_NAME=y
-CONFIG_THREAD_STACK_INFO=y
-
 CONFIG_TRACING=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_TEST=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_BACKEND_USB=y
diff --git a/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_usb_ctf.conf b/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_usb_ctf.conf
index b2160e7b46a..9bfdaf367ca 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_usb_ctf.conf
+++ b/tests/subsys/tracing/prj_usb_ctf.conf
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ CONFIG_USB=y
 CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_STACK=y
 CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_VID=0x2FE9
 
-CONFIG_THREAD_NAME=y
-CONFIG_THREAD_STACK_INFO=y
-
 CONFIG_TRACING=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_CTF=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_ASYNC=y