diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/configs/ostest_tickless/defconfig b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/configs/ostest_tickless/defconfig
index 1b15d7d44f3..dc5d40b75da 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/configs/ostest_tickless/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52832-dk/configs/ostest_tickless/defconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_NRF52832=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_NRF52=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_STDARG_H=y
-CONFIG_ARMV7M_SYSTICK=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=5500
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
 CONFIG_FAT_LCNAMES=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/configs/ostest_tickless/defconfig b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/configs/ostest_tickless/defconfig
index b056c3b246e..562a00b86d5 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/configs/ostest_tickless/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf52/nrf52840-dk/configs/ostest_tickless/defconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_NRF52840=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_NRF52=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_STDARG_H=y
-CONFIG_ARMV7M_SYSTICK=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=5500
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
 CONFIG_FAT_LCNAMES=y