diff --git a/examples/system/deep_sleep/sdkconfig.ci.esp32_singlecore b/examples/system/deep_sleep/sdkconfig.ci.esp32_singlecore
index e0124483b9..b4caf12296 100644
--- a/examples/system/deep_sleep/sdkconfig.ci.esp32_singlecore
+++ b/examples/system/deep_sleep/sdkconfig.ci.esp32_singlecore
@@ -14,4 +14,3 @@ CONFIG_ULP_COPROC_ENABLED=y
 CONFIG_ULP_COPROC_RESERVE_MEM=512
 CONFIG_NEWLIB_TIME_SYSCALL_USE_RTC_HRT=y
 CONFIG_RTC_CLK_SRC_INT_RC=y
-CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_SKIP_VALIDATE_IN_DEEP_SLEEP=y