diff --git a/include/zephyr/linker/linker-devnull.h b/include/zephyr/linker/linker-devnull.h
index 0545da7c8a5..d5455dd6da2 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/linker/linker-devnull.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/linker/linker-devnull.h
@@ -65,14 +65,10 @@
 #error "Cannot place devnull segment adjacent to ROM region."
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_LINKER_DEVNULL_MEMORY)
-#define DEVNULL_REGION DEVNULL_ROM
-#else
-#define DEVNULL_REGION ROMABLE_REGION
-#endif
-
 #endif /* CONFIG_XIP */
 
+#define DEVNULL_REGION DEVNULL_ROM
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_LINKER_DEVNULL_MEMORY */
 
 #endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_LINKER_LINKER_DEVNULL_H_ */