diff --git a/boards/phytec/mimx8mm_phyboard_polis/mimx8mm_phyboard_polis_mimx8mm6_m4_defconfig b/boards/phytec/mimx8mm_phyboard_polis/mimx8mm_phyboard_polis_mimx8mm6_m4_defconfig
index 9fad86a42a7feb..533730db043f00 100644
--- a/boards/phytec/mimx8mm_phyboard_polis/mimx8mm_phyboard_polis_mimx8mm6_m4_defconfig
+++ b/boards/phytec/mimx8mm_phyboard_polis/mimx8mm_phyboard_polis_mimx8mm6_m4_defconfig
@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@ CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_UART_INTERRUPT_DRIVEN=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
-CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
diff --git a/boards/phytec/mimx8mp_phyboard_pollux/mimx8mp_phyboard_pollux_mimx8ml8_m7_defconfig b/boards/phytec/mimx8mp_phyboard_pollux/mimx8mp_phyboard_pollux_mimx8ml8_m7_defconfig
index 4926fdbe4e1e96..a8db744b78e036 100644
--- a/boards/phytec/mimx8mp_phyboard_pollux/mimx8mp_phyboard_pollux_mimx8ml8_m7_defconfig
+++ b/boards/phytec/mimx8mp_phyboard_pollux/mimx8mp_phyboard_pollux_mimx8ml8_m7_defconfig
@@ -10,11 +10,5 @@ CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_UART_INTERRUPT_DRIVEN=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
-
-# y for TCM memory space
 CONFIG_CODE_ITCM=y
-
-# y for DDR memory space
 CONFIG_CODE_DDR=n
-
-CONFIG_PINCTRL=y