diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32/axoloti/src/stm32_boot.c b/boards/arm/stm32/axoloti/src/stm32_boot.c
index 3e1117f055f..daca348a4eb 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32/axoloti/src/stm32_boot.c
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32/axoloti/src/stm32_boot.c
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@
 
 void stm32_boardinitialize(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CRITMONITOR
-  up_perf_init((void *)STM32_SYSCLK_FREQUENCY);
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_STM32_SPI1) || defined(CONFIG_STM32_SPI2) || \
     defined(CONFIG_STM32_SPI3)
   stm32_spidev_initialize();
diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32/nucleo-f446re/src/stm32_boot.c b/boards/arm/stm32/nucleo-f446re/src/stm32_boot.c
index 417ac318fd1..456de69d990 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32/nucleo-f446re/src/stm32_boot.c
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32/nucleo-f446re/src/stm32_boot.c
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@
 
 void stm32_boardinitialize(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SEGGER_SYSVIEW
-  up_perf_init((void *)STM32_SYSCLK_FREQUENCY);
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS
   /* Configure on-board LEDs if LED support has been selected. */
 
diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32/omnibusf4/src/stm32_boot.c b/boards/arm/stm32/omnibusf4/src/stm32_boot.c
index 2e8c0c9b10a..475c596d4d0 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32/omnibusf4/src/stm32_boot.c
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32/omnibusf4/src/stm32_boot.c
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@
 
 void stm32_boardinitialize(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CRITMONITOR
-  up_perf_init((void *)STM32_SYSCLK_FREQUENCY);
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_STM32_SPI1) || defined(CONFIG_STM32_SPI2) || defined(CONFIG_STM32_SPI3)
   /* Configure SPI chip selects if 1) SPI is not disabled, and 2) the weak
    * function stm32_spidev_initialize() has been brought into the link.
diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32/stm32f4discovery/src/stm32_boot.c b/boards/arm/stm32/stm32f4discovery/src/stm32_boot.c
index 31228991c6b..b435f4badd1 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32/stm32f4discovery/src/stm32_boot.c
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32/stm32f4discovery/src/stm32_boot.c
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@
 
 void stm32_boardinitialize(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CRITMONITOR
-  up_perf_init((void *)STM32_SYSCLK_FREQUENCY);
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_STM32_SPI1) || defined(CONFIG_STM32_SPI2) || defined(CONFIG_STM32_SPI3)
   /* Configure SPI chip selects if 1) SPI is not disabled, and 2) the weak
    * function stm32_spidev_initialize() has been brought into the link.
diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32h7/nucleo-h743zi2/src/stm32_boot.c b/boards/arm/stm32h7/nucleo-h743zi2/src/stm32_boot.c
index 65d8f00ee92..eea8065eebe 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32h7/nucleo-h743zi2/src/stm32_boot.c
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32h7/nucleo-h743zi2/src/stm32_boot.c
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@
 
 void stm32_boardinitialize(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_IRQMONITOR
-  up_perf_init((void *)STM32_SYSCLK_FREQUENCY);
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS
   /* Configure on-board LEDs if LED support has been selected. */