diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 8130d3fa6a8b80..b8661fa596413c 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ config XTENSA
 	select ARCH_HAS_CODE_DATA_RELOCATION
 	select ARCH_HAS_TIMING_FUNCTIONS
 	select ARCH_MEM_DOMAIN_DATA if USERSPACE
-	imply ATOMIC_OPERATIONS_ARCH
 	help
 	  Xtensa architecture