diff --git a/boards/native/native_posix/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/native/native_posix/Kconfig.defconfig
index 9359478333..a63ba1ad17 100644
--- a/boards/native/native_posix/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/native/native_posix/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ config USB_NATIVE_POSIX
 	default y
 	depends on USB_DEVICE_DRIVER
 
-config EEPROM_SIMULATOR
-	default y
-	depends on EEPROM
-
 if I2C
 
 config EMUL
diff --git a/boards/native/native_sim/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/native/native_sim/Kconfig.defconfig
index f62b762214..8bf03ac923 100644
--- a/boards/native/native_sim/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/native/native_sim/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ config USB_NATIVE_POSIX
 	default y
 	depends on USB_DEVICE_DRIVER
 
-config EEPROM_SIMULATOR
-	default y
-	depends on EEPROM
-
 if I2C
 
 config EMUL