diff --git a/modules/mbedtls/Kconfig.tls-generic b/modules/mbedtls/Kconfig.tls-generic
index 01a0eebb630..f6718ca2d1e 100644
--- a/modules/mbedtls/Kconfig.tls-generic
+++ b/modules/mbedtls/Kconfig.tls-generic
@@ -524,7 +524,6 @@ choice MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_RNG_SOURCE
 
 config MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_EXTERNAL_RNG
 	bool "Use a cryptographically secure driver as random source"
-	select ENTROPY_GENERATOR
 	help
 	  Use a cryptographically secure random generator to provide random data
 	  instead of legacy Mbed TLS modules. This has a smaller footprint