diff --git a/src/soc/intel/alderlake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/alderlake/Kconfig
index f646fc7..214829a 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/alderlake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/alderlake/Kconfig
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 	select PARALLEL_MP_AP_WORK
 	select MICROCODE_BLOB_UNDISCLOSED
 	select PLATFORM_USES_FSP2_2
-	select PM_ACPI_TIMER_OPTIONAL
 	select PMC_GLOBAL_RESET_ENABLE_LOCK
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON_ACPI_WAKE_SOURCE
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Kconfig
index 29315a1..ed0f5a3 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Kconfig
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
 	select MRC_SETTINGS_PROTECT
 	select PARALLEL_MP_AP_WORK
 	select PLATFORM_USES_FSP2_0
-	select PM_ACPI_TIMER_OPTIONAL
 	select PMC_GLOBAL_RESET_ENABLE_LOCK
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON_ACPI_WAKE_SOURCE
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/acpi/acpi.c b/src/soc/intel/common/block/acpi/acpi.c
index af7212e..1601777 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/common/block/acpi/acpi.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/acpi/acpi.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 			ACPI_FADT_SLEEP_BUTTON |
 			ACPI_FADT_SEALED_CASE | ACPI_FADT_S4_RTC_WAKE;
 
-	if (CONFIG(USE_PM_ACPI_TIMER) || !CONFIG(PM_ACPI_TIMER_OPTIONAL))
+	if (CONFIG(USE_PM_ACPI_TIMER))
 		fadt->flags |= ACPI_FADT_PLATFORM_CLOCK;
 
 	fadt->x_pm1a_evt_blk.space_id = ACPI_ADDRESS_SPACE_IO;
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/pmc/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/common/block/pmc/Kconfig
index 6ec9339..fa1a990 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/common/block/pmc/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/pmc/Kconfig
@@ -55,15 +55,6 @@
 	help
 	  Selected by SoCs that do not have a PM ACPI timer.
 
-config PM_ACPI_TIMER_OPTIONAL
-	bool
-	default n
-	help
-	  This needs to be selected by SoCs, where the hardware PM Timer
-	  can be disabled, to show the ACPI PM Timer Kconfig in menuconfig.
-
-if PM_ACPI_TIMER_OPTIONAL
-
 config USE_PM_ACPI_TIMER
 	bool "Enable ACPI PM timer"
 	default y
@@ -82,5 +73,3 @@
 
 	        (Legacy) software requiring `TMR_STS` (for timer overflow
 	        interrupts) will not work with this option disabled.
-
-endif # PM_ACPI_TIMER_OPTIONAL
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/denverton_ns/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/denverton_ns/Kconfig
index 5ed411b..a84cf1e 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/denverton_ns/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/denverton_ns/Kconfig
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 	select HAVE_SMI_HANDLER
 	select CACHE_MRC_SETTINGS
 	select PCR_COMMON_IOSF_1_0
-	select PM_ACPI_TIMER_OPTIONAL
 	select SUPPORT_CPU_UCODE_IN_CBFS
 	select INTEL_DESCRIPTOR_MODE_CAPABLE
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON_BLOCK
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/elkhartlake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/elkhartlake/Kconfig
index f23e8d7..e5e9a06 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/elkhartlake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/elkhartlake/Kconfig
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 	select PARALLEL_MP_AP_WORK
 	select MICROCODE_BLOB_UNDISCLOSED
 	select PLATFORM_USES_FSP2_1
-	select PM_ACPI_TIMER_OPTIONAL
 	select PMC_GLOBAL_RESET_ENABLE_LOCK
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON_ACPI_WAKE_SOURCE
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/icelake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/icelake/Kconfig
index 0f0665b..fcc0bfa 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/icelake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/icelake/Kconfig
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 	select PARALLEL_MP_AP_WORK
 	select MICROCODE_BLOB_UNDISCLOSED
 	select PLATFORM_USES_FSP2_1
-	select PM_ACPI_TIMER_OPTIONAL
 	select PMC_GLOBAL_RESET_ENABLE_LOCK
 	select CPU_INTEL_COMMON
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/jasperlake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/jasperlake/Kconfig
index afa7a23..03f4705 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/jasperlake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/jasperlake/Kconfig
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 	select PARALLEL_MP_AP_WORK
 	select MICROCODE_BLOB_UNDISCLOSED
 	select PLATFORM_USES_FSP2_2
-	select PM_ACPI_TIMER_OPTIONAL
 	select PMC_GLOBAL_RESET_ENABLE_LOCK
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON_ACPI_WAKE_SOURCE
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/skylake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/skylake/Kconfig
index 6c8a376..0df1611 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/skylake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/skylake/Kconfig
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 	select MRC_SETTINGS_PROTECT
 	select PARALLEL_MP_AP_WORK
 	select PLATFORM_USES_FSP2_0
-	select PM_ACPI_TIMER_OPTIONAL
 	select PMC_GLOBAL_RESET_ENABLE_LOCK
 	select SA_ENABLE_DPR
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/tigerlake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/tigerlake/Kconfig
index 7a78f22..33e8b13 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/tigerlake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/tigerlake/Kconfig
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 	select MRC_SETTINGS_PROTECT
 	select PARALLEL_MP_AP_WORK
 	select PLATFORM_USES_FSP2_2
-	select PM_ACPI_TIMER_OPTIONAL
 	select PMC_GLOBAL_RESET_ENABLE_LOCK
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON_ACPI_WAKE_SOURCE
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/Kconfig
index 94fed02..fa8403a 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/Kconfig
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 	select FSP_M_XIP
 	select POSTCAR_STAGE
 	select PARALLEL_MP_AP_WORK
-	select PM_ACPI_TIMER_OPTIONAL
 	select PMC_GLOBAL_RESET_ENABLE_LOCK
 	select INTEL_DESCRIPTOR_MODE_CAPABLE
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON_BLOCK