diff --git a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Kconfig
index cebfc6f478..19cd296ffb 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Kconfig
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ config CPU_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select PMC_INVALID_READ_AFTER_WRITE
 	select PMC_GLOBAL_RESET_ENABLE_LOCK
 	select REG_SCRIPT
-	select RTC
 	select SMM_TSEG
 	select SA_ENABLE_IMR
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/skylake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/skylake/Kconfig
index 442b09a444..ec982d1a1f 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/skylake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/skylake/Kconfig
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ config CPU_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select PARALLEL_MP_AP_WORK
 	select PCIEX_LENGTH_64MB
 	select REG_SCRIPT
-	select RTC
 	select SA_ENABLE_DPR
 	select SMM_TSEG
 	select SMP