diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-generic/configs/ble/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-generic/configs/ble/defconfig
index 3522accf6c8..981b0136c86 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-generic/configs/ble/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-generic/configs/ble/defconfig
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ CONFIG_DRIVERS_IEEE80211=y
 CONFIG_DRIVERS_WIRELESS=y
 CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_BLE=y
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
-CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=y
-CONFIG_HAVE_CXXINITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-generic/configs/nimble/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-generic/configs/nimble/defconfig
index 8b43d81549f..2aa1f00300b 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-generic/configs/nimble/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-generic/configs/nimble/defconfig
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ CONFIG_DRIVERS_WIRELESS=y
 CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_BLE=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NIMBLE=y
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
-CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=y
-CONFIG_HAVE_CXXINITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y