diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit-rust-1/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit-rust-1/scripts/Make.defs
index 4b7933b0b16..4cbd6449bac 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit-rust-1/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit-rust-1/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32c3_out.ld
 ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32c3.ld
 ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32c3_rom.ld
 
-ARCHCFLAGS += -msmall-data-limit=0
-ARCHCXXFLAGS += -msmall-data-limit=0
 ARCHPICFLAGS = -fpic
 
 CFLAGS := $(ARCHCFLAGS) $(ARCHOPTIMIZATION) $(ARCHCPUFLAGS) $(ARCHINCLUDES) $(ARCHDEFINES) $(EXTRAFLAGS) -pipe