diff --git a/boards/apollo3/lora_things_plus/Makefile b/boards/apollo3/lora_things_plus/Makefile
index 152f7c5cab..3d023c939a 100644
--- a/boards/apollo3/lora_things_plus/Makefile
+++ b/boards/apollo3/lora_things_plus/Makefile
@@ -45,13 +45,9 @@ flash-app:
 .PHONY: test
 test:
 	mkdir -p $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/
-	$(Q)cp layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/
-	$(Q)cp ../../kernel_layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/
 	$(Q)OBJCOPY=${OBJCOPY} PORT=$(PORT) $(CARGO) test $(NO_RUN) --bin $(PLATFORM) --release
 
 .PHONY: test-atecc508a
 test-atecc508a:
 	mkdir -p $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/
-	$(Q)cp layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/
-	$(Q)cp ../../kernel_layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/
 	$(Q)OBJCOPY=${OBJCOPY} PORT=$(PORT) $(CARGO) test $(NO_RUN) --bin $(PLATFORM) --release --features atecc508a
diff --git a/boards/apollo3/redboard_artemis_atp/Makefile b/boards/apollo3/redboard_artemis_atp/Makefile
index ba9c32c40b..2a6c2ff0ff 100644
--- a/boards/apollo3/redboard_artemis_atp/Makefile
+++ b/boards/apollo3/redboard_artemis_atp/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,4 @@ flash-app:
 .PHONY: test
 test:
 	mkdir -p $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/
-	$(Q)cp layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/
-	$(Q)cp ../../kernel_layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/
 	$(Q)OBJCOPY=${OBJCOPY} PORT=$(PORT) $(CARGO) test $(NO_RUN) --bin $(PLATFORM) --release
diff --git a/boards/apollo3/redboard_artemis_nano/Makefile b/boards/apollo3/redboard_artemis_nano/Makefile
index 3f6828d6f6..de8d303edc 100644
--- a/boards/apollo3/redboard_artemis_nano/Makefile
+++ b/boards/apollo3/redboard_artemis_nano/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,4 @@ flash-app:
 .PHONY: test
 test:
 	mkdir -p $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/
-	$(Q)cp layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/
-	$(Q)cp ../../kernel_layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/
 	$(Q)OBJCOPY=${OBJCOPY} PORT=$(PORT) $(CARGO) test $(NO_RUN) --bin $(PLATFORM) --release
diff --git a/boards/esp32-c3-devkitM-1/Makefile b/boards/esp32-c3-devkitM-1/Makefile
index 1eab05692e..0d9e8e2a7e 100644
--- a/boards/esp32-c3-devkitM-1/Makefile
+++ b/boards/esp32-c3-devkitM-1/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,4 @@ endif
 
 test:
 	mkdir -p $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/
-	$(Q)cp layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/
-	$(Q)cp ../kernel_layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/
 	$(Q)$(CARGO) test $(NO_RUN) --bin $(PLATFORM) --release
diff --git a/boards/opentitan/earlgrey-cw310/Makefile b/boards/opentitan/earlgrey-cw310/Makefile
index 0f73d8463c..2be8982928 100644
--- a/boards/opentitan/earlgrey-cw310/Makefile
+++ b/boards/opentitan/earlgrey-cw310/Makefile
@@ -110,17 +110,14 @@ ifneq ($(OPENTITAN_TREE),)
 endif
 	mkdir -p $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/
 	$(Q)cp test_layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/layout.ld
-	$(Q)cp ../../kernel_layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/
 	$(Q)TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY=${TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY} QEMU_ENTRY_POINT=${QEMU_ENTRY_POINT} TARGET=${TARGET} $(CARGO) test $(CARGO_FLAGS) $(NO_RUN) --bin $(PLATFORM) --release
 
 test-hardware: ot-check
 	mkdir -p $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/
 	$(Q)cp test_layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/layout.ld
-	$(Q)cp ../../kernel_layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/
 	$(Q)OBJCOPY=$(RISC_PREFIX)-objcopy TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY=${TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY} TARGET=${TARGET} $(CARGO) test $(CARGO_FLAGS) $(NO_RUN) --bin $(PLATFORM) --release --features=hardware_tests
 
 test-verilator: ot-check
 	mkdir -p $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/
 	$(Q)cp test_layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/release/deps/layout.ld
-	$(Q)cp ../../kernel_layout.ld $(TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY)target/$(TARGET)/
 	$(Q)VERILATOR="yes" OBJCOPY=$(RISC_PREFIX)-objcopy TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY=${TOCK_ROOT_DIRECTORY} TARGET=${TARGET} $(CARGO) test $(CARGO_FLAGS) $(NO_RUN) --bin $(PLATFORM) --release --features=hardware_tests,sim_verilator