diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
index e37cd76b6163..080f05b740b8 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
@@ -385,14 +385,6 @@ config SUN50I_ERRATUM_UNKNOWN1
 	  the Allwinner A64 SoC. The workaround will only be active if the
 	  allwinner,erratum-unknown1 property is found in the timer node.
 
-config ARM_ARCH_TIMER_VCT_ACCESS
-	bool "Support for ARM architected timer virtual counter access in userspace"
-	default n
-	depends on ARM_ARCH_TIMER
-	help
-	  This option enables support for reading the ARM architected timer's
-	  virtual counter in userspace.
-
 config ARM_GLOBAL_TIMER
 	bool "Support for the ARM global timer" if COMPILE_TEST
 	select TIMER_OF if OF
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
index e23f995e390d..ed29722e0258 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
@@ -863,8 +863,7 @@ static void arch_counter_set_user_access(void)
 	 * need to be workaround. The vdso may have been already
 	 * disabled though.
 	 */
-	if (arch_timer_this_cpu_has_cntvct_wa() ||
-	    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM_ARCH_TIMER_VCT_ACCESS))
+	if (arch_timer_this_cpu_has_cntvct_wa())
 		pr_info("CPU%d: Trapping CNTVCT access\n", smp_processor_id());
 	else
 		cntkctl |= ARCH_TIMER_USR_VCT_ACCESS_EN;