diff --git a/boards/arm/arduino_nano_33_ble/arduino_nano_33_ble_defconfig b/boards/arm/arduino_nano_33_ble/arduino_nano_33_ble_defconfig
index ba8eeee9315c..5fbe4ccdfb08 100644
--- a/boards/arm/arduino_nano_33_ble/arduino_nano_33_ble_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/arduino_nano_33_ble/arduino_nano_33_ble_defconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y
 # enable peripherals
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
-CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
 
 # enable sam-ba bootloader on legacy mode
 CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_BOSSA=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/lpcxpresso54114/lpcxpresso54114_m0_defconfig b/boards/arm/lpcxpresso54114/lpcxpresso54114_m0_defconfig
index 6333c49bc3e0..8c272dc10052 100644
--- a/boards/arm/lpcxpresso54114/lpcxpresso54114_m0_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/lpcxpresso54114/lpcxpresso54114_m0_defconfig
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 CONFIG_SOC_LPC54114_M0=y
 CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_LPC54XXX=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LPCXPRESSO54114_M0=y
-CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_USE_SEGGER_RTT=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=n
 CONFIG_CORTEX_M_SYSTICK=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840_defconfig b/boards/arm/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840_defconfig
index 37b621689bab..1ceb2a20bce1 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840/nrf52840dongle_nrf52840_defconfig
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y
 # enable GPIO
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
 
-# enable console
-CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
-
 # additional board options
 CONFIG_GPIO_AS_PINRESET=y
 CONFIG_NFCT_PINS_AS_GPIOS=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/thingy53_nrf5340/thingy53_nrf5340_cpunet_defconfig b/boards/arm/thingy53_nrf5340/thingy53_nrf5340_cpunet_defconfig
index aa0fb99d0a2f..33dc6fbdeddd 100644
--- a/boards/arm/thingy53_nrf5340/thingy53_nrf5340_cpunet_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/thingy53_nrf5340/thingy53_nrf5340_cpunet_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,3 @@ CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y
 
 # Enable GPIO
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
-
-# Enable console
-CONFIG_CONSOLE=y