diff --git a/include/pthread.h b/include/pthread.h
index cfa054cfca..be555fed75 100644
--- a/include/pthread.h
+++ b/include/pthread.h
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ typedef struct pthread_barrier_s pthread_barrier_t;
 typedef bool pthread_once_t;
 #define __PTHREAD_ONCE_T_DEFINED 1
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PTHREAD_RWLOCK
 struct pthread_rwlock_s
 {
     pthread_mutex_t lock;
@@ -357,7 +356,6 @@ typedef int pthread_rwlockattr_t;
 #define PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER   {NULL, SEM_INITIALIZER(1), -1, \
                                      __PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT_FLAGS, \
                                      PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT, 0}
-#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PTHREAD_CLEANUP
 /* This type describes the pthread cleanup callback (non-standard) */
@@ -572,7 +570,6 @@ int pthread_once(FAR pthread_once_t *once_control,
 
 /* Pthread rwlock */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PTHREAD_RWLOCK
 int pthread_rwlock_destroy(FAR pthread_rwlock_t *rw_lock);
 int pthread_rwlock_init(FAR pthread_rwlock_t *rw_lock,
                         FAR const pthread_rwlockattr_t *attr);
@@ -585,7 +582,6 @@ int pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock(FAR pthread_rwlock_t *lock,
                                FAR const struct timespec *abstime);
 int pthread_rwlock_trywrlock(FAR pthread_rwlock_t *lock);
 int pthread_rwlock_unlock(FAR pthread_rwlock_t *lock);
-#endif /* CONFIG_PTHREAD_RWLOCK */
 
 /* Pthread signal management APIs */
 
diff --git a/libc/pthread/Make.defs b/libc/pthread/Make.defs
index 1f6cacb88e..291dfdfd4e 100644
--- a/libc/pthread/Make.defs
+++ b/libc/pthread/Make.defs
@@ -52,10 +52,7 @@ CSRCS += pthread_mutexattr_settype.c pthread_mutexattr_gettype.c
 CSRCS += pthread_mutexattr_setrobust.c pthread_mutexattr_getrobust.c
 CSRCS += pthread_setcancelstate.c pthread_setcanceltype.c
 CSRCS += pthread_testcancel.c
-
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_PTHREAD_RWLOCK),y)
 CSRCS += pthread_rwlock.c pthread_rwlock_rdlock.c pthread_rwlock_wrlock.c
-endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SMP),y)
 CSRCS += pthread_attr_getaffinity.c pthread_attr_setaffinity.c
diff --git a/sched/Kconfig b/sched/Kconfig
index 02096b268d..50613fb44d 100644
--- a/sched/Kconfig
+++ b/sched/Kconfig
@@ -573,12 +573,6 @@ config PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT_UNSAFE
 
 endchoice # Default NORMAL mutex robustness
 
-config PTHREAD_RWLOCK
-	bool "Enable pthread rwlock API"
-	default n
-	---help---
-		Add supports for the rwlock interfaces
-
 config NPTHREAD_KEYS
 	int "Maximum number of pthread keys"
 	default 4