diff --git a/lib/libc/Kconfig b/lib/libc/Kconfig
index 7febf1574d4e816..c636e06cde0f0ac 100644
--- a/lib/libc/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/libc/Kconfig
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ config PICOLIBC
 	select COMMON_LIBC_ABORT
 	select THREAD_LOCAL_STORAGE if ARCH_HAS_THREAD_LOCAL_STORAGE && TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_THREAD_LOCAL_STORAGE
 	select LIBC_ERRNO if THREAD_LOCAL_STORAGE
-	imply COMMON_LIBC_MALLOC
 	depends on !NATIVE_APPLICATION
 	depends on PICOLIBC_SUPPORTED
 	help