diff --git a/soc/nordic/nrf54h/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf54h20_cpuppr b/soc/nordic/nrf54h/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf54h20_cpuppr
index bf7c12a3a69..e7f9a57a44c 100644
--- a/soc/nordic/nrf54h/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf54h20_cpuppr
+++ b/soc/nordic/nrf54h/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf54h20_cpuppr
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ if SOC_NRF54H20_CPUPPR
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 496
 
-config SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC
-	default 1000
 #
 # As PPR has limited memory most of tests does not fit with asserts enabled.
 config ASSERT
diff --git a/soc/nordic/nrf92/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf9280_cpuppr b/soc/nordic/nrf92/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf9280_cpuppr
index 8e52b3611aa..1280c0e63c0 100644
--- a/soc/nordic/nrf92/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf9280_cpuppr
+++ b/soc/nordic/nrf92/Kconfig.defconfig.nrf9280_cpuppr
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ if SOC_NRF9280_CPUPPR
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 496
 
-config SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC
-	default 1000
-
 config RV_BOOT_HART
 	default 13 if SOC_NRF9230_ENGB