diff --git a/components/console/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.ci.defaults.linux b/components/console/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.ci.defaults.linux
index 640c6739d0..9b39f10b99 100644
--- a/components/console/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.ci.defaults.linux
+++ b/components/console/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.ci.defaults.linux
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
 CONFIG_IDF_TARGET="linux"
-
-# Not necessary on Linux
-CONFIG_FREERTOS_WATCHPOINT_END_OF_STACK=n
diff --git a/components/console/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.ci.sorted.linux b/components/console/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.ci.sorted.linux
index aa7094abbb..c672cea1ca 100644
--- a/components/console/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.ci.sorted.linux
+++ b/components/console/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.ci.sorted.linux
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG_IDF_TARGET="linux"
 
-# Not necessary on Linux
-CONFIG_FREERTOS_WATCHPOINT_END_OF_STACK=n
-
 # enable sorted commands in the help command
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_SORTED_HELP=y
diff --git a/components/console/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.defaults.linux b/components/console/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.defaults.linux
deleted file mode 100644
index e1ed9340db..0000000000
--- a/components/console/test_apps/console/sdkconfig.defaults.linux
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_FREERTOS_WATCHPOINT_END_OF_STACK=n
diff --git a/components/esp_event/test_apps/sdkconfig.defaults.linux b/components/esp_event/test_apps/sdkconfig.defaults.linux
deleted file mode 100644
index e1ed9340db..0000000000
--- a/components/esp_event/test_apps/sdkconfig.defaults.linux
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_FREERTOS_WATCHPOINT_END_OF_STACK=n