diff --git a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/pnsh/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/pnsh/defconfig
index 8cb3545cb5..2cdd56a8e7 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/pnsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/pnsh/defconfig
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ CONFIG_PATH_INITIAL="/system/bin"
 CONFIG_RAM_SIZE=3145728
 CONFIG_RAM_START=0x80000000
 CONFIG_READLINE_CMD_HISTORY=y
-CONFIG_RISCV_PERCPU_SCRATCH=y
 CONFIG_RISCV_SEMIHOSTING_HOSTFS=y
 CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/pnsh64/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/pnsh64/defconfig
index f04ed94d0e..d282e6ee5c 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/pnsh64/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/pnsh64/defconfig
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ CONFIG_PATH_INITIAL="/system/bin"
 CONFIG_RAM_SIZE=3145728
 CONFIG_RAM_START=0x80000000
 CONFIG_READLINE_CMD_HISTORY=y
-CONFIG_RISCV_PERCPU_SCRATCH=y
 CONFIG_RISCV_SEMIHOSTING_HOSTFS=y
 CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y