diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/nvblk/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/nvblk/defconfig
index bcce19b139d..5e2e8aaf5b3 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/nvblk/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/nvblk/defconfig
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_IRQ_TO_NDX=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_MINIMAL_VECTORTABLE_DYNAMIC=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_NUSER_INTERRUPTS=2
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
-CONFIG_ARCH_USE_TEXT_HEAP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_XTENSA=y
 CONFIG_BOARDCTL_ROMDISK=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=16717