diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest/defconfig
index 01eaa2d7e0..b4b57e430c 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest/defconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ CONFIG_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_DEV_ZERO=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_SOTEST=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_SOTEST_DEVMINOR=3
-CONFIG_EXAMPLES_SOTEST_DEVPATH="/dev/ram3"
 CONFIG_FSUTILS_PASSWD=y
 CONFIG_FSUTILS_PASSWD_READONLY=y
 CONFIG_FS_ROMFS=y
diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest32/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest32/defconfig
index 078ab1334f..78784ca5cb 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest32/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest32/defconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ CONFIG_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_DEV_ZERO=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_SOTEST=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_SOTEST_DEVMINOR=3
-CONFIG_EXAMPLES_SOTEST_DEVPATH="/dev/ram3"
 CONFIG_FSUTILS_PASSWD=y
 CONFIG_FSUTILS_PASSWD_READONLY=y
 CONFIG_FS_ROMFS=y