diff --git a/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen3/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen3/Kconfig.defconfig
index da9a5674d46ff8..3a2c5e346fcf4a 100644
--- a/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen3/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen3/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,4 @@ if SOC_SERIES_RCAR_GEN3
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 512
 
-config PINCTRL
-	default y
-
 endif # SOC_SERIES_RCAR_GEN3
diff --git a/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen4/Kconfig.defconfig.r8a779f0 b/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen4/Kconfig.defconfig.r8a779f0
index 3874573bcf7915..93cfd5c9839ffb 100644
--- a/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen4/Kconfig.defconfig.r8a779f0
+++ b/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen4/Kconfig.defconfig.r8a779f0
@@ -6,7 +6,4 @@ if SOC_SERIES_RCAR_GEN4
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 1216 #960 SPI + 256 LPI
 
-config PINCTRL
-	default y
-
 endif # SOC_SERIES_RCAR_GEN4