diff --git a/boot/bootutil/zephyr/CMakeLists.txt b/boot/bootutil/zephyr/CMakeLists.txt
index efdbf6013..72a6a8638 100644
--- a/boot/bootutil/zephyr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/boot/bootutil/zephyr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,27 +17,12 @@ zephyr_library_sources(
   ../src/bootutil_public.c
     )
 
-if(CONFIG_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS)
-  if(NOT CONFIG_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS_FILE STREQUAL "")
-    if(IS_ABSOLUTE ${CONFIG_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS_FILE})
-      if(EXISTS ${CONFIG_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS_FILE})
-        set(HOOKS_FILE ${CONFIG_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS_FILE})
-      endif()
-    elseif((DEFINED CONF_DIR) AND
-           (EXISTS ${CONF_DIR}/${CONFIG_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS_FILE}))
-      set(HOOKS_FILE ${CONF_DIR}/${CONFIG_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS_FILE})
-    else(EXISTS ${APPLICATION_SOURCE_DIR}/${CONFIG_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS_FILE})
-      set(HOOKS_FILE ${APPLICATION_SOURCE_DIR}/${CONFIG_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS_FILE})
-    endif()
-  endif()
-
-  if(DEFINED HOOKS_FILE)
-      zephyr_library_sources(
-        ${HOOKS_FILE}
-      )
-  else()
-    message(STATUS "No hooks implementation file.")
-  endif()
+# Sensitivity to the TEST_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS define is implemented for
+# allowing the test-build with the hooks feature enabled.
+if(TEST_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS)
+  zephyr_library_sources(
+    ${APPLICATION_SOURCE_DIR}/hooks_sample.c
+  )
 endif()
 
 zephyr_library_link_libraries(MCUBOOT_BOOTUTIL)
diff --git a/boot/zephyr/Kconfig b/boot/zephyr/Kconfig
index 478a759a2..059762ae1 100644
--- a/boot/zephyr/Kconfig
+++ b/boot/zephyr/Kconfig
@@ -571,18 +571,8 @@ config BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS
 	help
 	  Allow to provide procedures for override or extend native
 	  MCUboot's routines required for access the image data and the image
-	  update.
-
-config BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS_FILE
-	string "Hooks implementation file path"
-	depends on BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS
-	help
-	  Path to the file which implements hooks.
-	  You can use either absolute or relative path.
-	  In case relative path is used, the build system assumes that it starts
-	  from the directory where the MCUBoot KConfig configuration file is
-	  located. If the key file is not there, the build system uses relative
-	  path that starts from the zephyr port cmake directory (boot/zephyr/).
+	  update. It is up to the project customization to add required source
+	  files to the build.
 
 config MCUBOOT_ACTION_HOOKS
 	bool "Enable hooks for responding to MCUboot status changes"
diff --git a/boot/zephyr/boards/nrf52840dk_hooks_sample_overlay.conf b/boot/zephyr/boards/nrf52840dk_hooks_sample_overlay.conf
index 5c13cd2de..fd336db8b 100644
--- a/boot/zephyr/boards/nrf52840dk_hooks_sample_overlay.conf
+++ b/boot/zephyr/boards/nrf52840dk_hooks_sample_overlay.conf
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ CONFIG_FLASH_SIMULATOR=y
 CONFIG_FLASH_SIMULATOR_UNALIGNED_READ=y
 
 CONFIG_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS=y
-CONFIG_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS_FILE="hooks_sample.c"
diff --git a/boot/zephyr/sample.yaml b/boot/zephyr/sample.yaml
index 5d5127332..393c279cd 100644
--- a/boot/zephyr/sample.yaml
+++ b/boot/zephyr/sample.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ tests:
   sample.bootloader.mcuboot.hooks_multi:
     extra_args: DTC_OVERLAY_FILE=./boards/nrf52840dk_ram_multi.overlay
       OVERLAY_CONFIG=./boards/nrf52840dk_hooks_sample_overlay.conf
+      TEST_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS=Y
     platform_allow: nrf52840dk_nrf52840
     integration_platforms:
       - nrf52840dk_nrf52840