diff --git a/boards/arm/gd32a503v_eval/gd32a503v_eval_defconfig b/boards/arm/gd32a503v_eval/gd32a503v_eval_defconfig
index 1bb7621214f74..dfcc85ee1e1b8 100644
--- a/boards/arm/gd32a503v_eval/gd32a503v_eval_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/gd32a503v_eval/gd32a503v_eval_defconfig
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
+
+CONFIG_GPIO=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/jesd216/boards/gd32a503v_eval.conf b/samples/drivers/jesd216/boards/gd32a503v_eval.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index f66cef2fd8f27..0000000000000
--- a/samples/drivers/jesd216/boards/gd32a503v_eval.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2022 YuLong Yao <feilongphone@gmail.com>
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#
-
-CONFIG_GPIO=y