diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/audio/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/audio/defconfig
index b057e50cbc..bf62e35fa4 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/audio/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/audio/defconfig
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ CONFIG_NETDB_DNSCLIENT_NAMESIZE=64
 CONFIG_NETDEV_LATEINIT=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_PHY_IOCTL=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_WIRELESS_IOCTL=y
-CONFIG_NETINIT_WAPI_ALG=1
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_IPERF=y
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_TELNETD=y
 CONFIG_NET_BROADCAST=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/nxlooper/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/nxlooper/defconfig
index a58d749bac..b1f9aa5523 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/nxlooper/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/nxlooper/defconfig
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ CONFIG_NETDB_DNSCLIENT_NAMESIZE=64
 CONFIG_NETDEV_LATEINIT=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_PHY_IOCTL=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_WIRELESS_IOCTL=y
-CONFIG_NETINIT_WAPI_ALG=1
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_IPERF=y
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_TELNETD=y
 CONFIG_NET_BROADCAST=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-lyrat/configs/audio/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-lyrat/configs/audio/defconfig
index 42fea3773c..0ada8d4578 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-lyrat/configs/audio/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-lyrat/configs/audio/defconfig
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ CONFIG_NETDB_DNSCLIENT_NAMESIZE=64
 CONFIG_NETDEV_LATEINIT=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_PHY_IOCTL=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_WIRELESS_IOCTL=y
-CONFIG_NETINIT_WAPI_ALG=1
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_IPERF=y
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_TELNETD=y
 CONFIG_NET_BROADCAST=y