diff --git a/boards/arm/tiva/lm3s6965-ek/configs/qemu-flat/defconfig b/boards/arm/tiva/lm3s6965-ek/configs/qemu-flat/defconfig
index cc473000438..83358b54f90 100644
--- a/boards/arm/tiva/lm3s6965-ek/configs/qemu-flat/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/tiva/lm3s6965-ek/configs/qemu-flat/defconfig
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ CONFIG_BOARDCTL_APP_SYMTAB=y
 CONFIG_BOARDCTL_ROMDISK=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=4531
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_ERROR=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_FEATURES=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_FULLOPT=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/tiva/lm3s6965-ek/configs/qemu-protected/defconfig b/boards/arm/tiva/lm3s6965-ek/configs/qemu-protected/defconfig
index c9efbd27f87..99543dbaf77 100644
--- a/boards/arm/tiva/lm3s6965-ek/configs/qemu-protected/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/tiva/lm3s6965-ek/configs/qemu-protected/defconfig
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ CONFIG_BOARDCTL_ROMDISK=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=4531
 CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED=y
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_ERROR=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_FEATURES=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_FULLOPT=y
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/configs/opensbi/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/configs/opensbi/defconfig
index bc0bd9ba453..cc69a04499d 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/configs/opensbi/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/configs/opensbi/defconfig
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_BOARDCTL_MKRD=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=54000
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_ERROR=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_FEATURES=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_FULLOPT=y