diff --git a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvl.conf b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvl.conf
index 331630a9e3bd..0472a7c00de1 100644
--- a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvl.conf
+++ b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvl.conf
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC=12000
 
 # Zephyr / power settings
 CONFIG_ADSP_IMR_CONTEXT_SAVE=y
-CONFIG_PM_POLICY_CUSTOM=y
 CONFIG_PM_PREWAKEUP_CONV_MODE_CEIL=y
 CONFIG_SRAM_RETENTION_MODE=n
 CONFIG_PM_DEVICE_RUNTIME_ASYNC=n
diff --git a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvls.conf b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvls.conf
index 331630a9e3bd..0472a7c00de1 100644
--- a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvls.conf
+++ b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace40_nvls.conf
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC=12000
 
 # Zephyr / power settings
 CONFIG_ADSP_IMR_CONTEXT_SAVE=y
-CONFIG_PM_POLICY_CUSTOM=y
 CONFIG_PM_PREWAKEUP_CONV_MODE_CEIL=y
 CONFIG_SRAM_RETENTION_MODE=n
 CONFIG_PM_DEVICE_RUNTIME_ASYNC=n