diff --git a/drivers/led_strip/Kconfig.apa102 b/drivers/led_strip/Kconfig.apa102
index 17e7602..27ac4b2 100644
--- a/drivers/led_strip/Kconfig.apa102
+++ b/drivers/led_strip/Kconfig.apa102
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 config APA102_STRIP
 	bool "APA102 SPI LED strip driver"
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_APA_APA102_ENABLED
 	select SPI if $(dt_compat_on_bus,$(DT_COMPAT_APA_APA102),spi)
 	select LED_STRIP_RGB_SCRATCH
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/led_strip/Kconfig.lpd880x b/drivers/led_strip/Kconfig.lpd880x
index db06619..eaf7992 100644
--- a/drivers/led_strip/Kconfig.lpd880x
+++ b/drivers/led_strip/Kconfig.lpd880x
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 config LPD880X_STRIP
 	bool "LPD880x SPI LED strip driver"
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_GREELED_LPD8803_ENABLED || DT_HAS_GREELED_LPD8806_ENABLED
 	select SPI if $(dt_compat_on_bus,$(DT_COMPAT_GREELED_LPD8803),spi) \
 		   || $(dt_compat_on_bus,$(DT_COMPAT_GREELED_LPD8806),spi)
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/led_strip/Kconfig.ws2812 b/drivers/led_strip/Kconfig.ws2812
index 791923f..5040515 100644
--- a/drivers/led_strip/Kconfig.ws2812
+++ b/drivers/led_strip/Kconfig.ws2812
@@ -8,27 +8,36 @@
 # https://wp.josh.com/2014/05/13/ws2812-neopixels-are-not-so-finicky-once-you-get-to-know-them/
 
 config WS2812_STRIP_SPI
-	bool "SPI driver"
+	bool "WS2812 LED strip SPI driver"
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_WORLDSEMI_WS2812_SPI_ENABLED
 	select SPI if $(dt_compat_on_bus,$(DT_COMPAT_WORLDSEMI_WS2812_SPI),spi)
 	help
+	  Enable driver for WS2812 (and compatibles) LED strip using SPI.
 	  The SPI driver is portable, but requires significantly more
 	  memory (1 byte of overhead per bit of pixel data).
 
 config WS2812_STRIP_I2S
-	bool "I2S driver"
+	bool "WS2812 LED strip I2S driver"
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_WORLDSEMI_WS2812_I2S_ENABLED
 	select I2S if $(dt_compat_on_bus,$(DT_COMPAT_WORLDSEMI_WS2812_I2S),i2s)
 	help
+	  Enable driver for WS2812 (and compatibles) LED strip using I2S.
 	  Uses the I2S peripheral, memory usage is 4 bytes per color,
 	  times the number of pixels. A few more for the start and end
 	  delay. The reset delay has a coarse resolution of ~20us.
 
 config WS2812_STRIP_GPIO
-	bool "GPIO driver"
+	bool "WS2812 LED strip GPIO driver"
 	# Only an Cortex-M0 inline assembly implementation for the nRF51
 	# is supported currently.
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_WORLDSEMI_WS2812_GPIO_ENABLED
 	depends on SOC_SERIES_NRF51X
 	select LED_STRIP_RGB_SCRATCH
 	help
+	  Enable driver for WS2812 (and compatibles) LED strip directly controlling with GPIO.
 	  The GPIO driver does bit-banging with inline assembly,
 	  and is not available on all SoCs.
 
@@ -36,8 +45,10 @@
 	  controller.
 
 config WS2812_STRIP_RPI_PICO_PIO
-	bool "Raspberry Pi Pico PIO"
+	bool "WS2812 LED strip Raspberry Pi Pico PIO driver"
+	default y
 	depends on DT_HAS_WORLDSEMI_WS2812_RPI_PICO_PIO_ENABLED
 	select PICOSDK_USE_PIO
 	help
-	  Use the PIO feature available on RaspberryPi Pico devices.
+	  Enable driver for WS2812 (and compatibles) LED strip using
+	  the RaspberryPi Pico's PIO.
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_apa102/prj.conf b/samples/drivers/led_apa102/prj.conf
index bf12bcb..70d3f24 100644
--- a/samples/drivers/led_apa102/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/drivers/led_apa102/prj.conf
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@
 
 CONFIG_LOG=y
 CONFIG_LED_STRIP=y
-CONFIG_APA102_STRIP=y
 CONFIG_POLL=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_lpd8806/prj.conf b/samples/drivers/led_lpd8806/prj.conf
index 38a88bf..704a6a0 100644
--- a/samples/drivers/led_lpd8806/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/drivers/led_lpd8806/prj.conf
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@
 CONFIG_POLL=y
 
 CONFIG_LED_STRIP=y
-CONFIG_LPD880X_STRIP=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/actinius_icarus_som_dk_nrf9160.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/actinius_icarus_som_dk_nrf9160.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c82ac5..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/actinius_icarus_som_dk_nrf9160.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_SPI=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/actinius_icarus_som_dk_nrf9160_ns.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/actinius_icarus_som_dk_nrf9160_ns.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c82ac5..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/actinius_icarus_som_dk_nrf9160_ns.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_SPI=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/adafruit_kb2040.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/adafruit_kb2040.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ccb06f..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/adafruit_kb2040.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_RPI_PICO_PIO=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/adafruit_qt_py_rp2040.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/adafruit_qt_py_rp2040.conf
index 6805516..8230eb9 100644
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/adafruit_qt_py_rp2040.conf
+++ b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/adafruit_qt_py_rp2040.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_RPI_PICO_PIO=y
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_HOGS=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/bbc_microbit.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/bbc_microbit.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f98dd8..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/bbc_microbit.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_GPIO=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/esp32c3_devkitm.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/esp32c3_devkitm.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c82ac5..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/esp32c3_devkitm.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_SPI=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/esp32s2_saola.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/esp32s2_saola.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c82ac5..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/esp32s2_saola.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_SPI=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/esp32s3_devkitm_esp32s3_procpu.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/esp32s3_devkitm_esp32s3_procpu.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c82ac5..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/esp32s3_devkitm_esp32s3_procpu.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_SPI=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/legend.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/legend.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c82ac5..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/legend.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_SPI=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/m5stack_atoms3_lite_esp32s3_procpu.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/m5stack_atoms3_lite_esp32s3_procpu.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c82ac5..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/m5stack_atoms3_lite_esp32s3_procpu.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_SPI=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/m5stack_stamps3_esp32s3_procpu.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/m5stack_stamps3_esp32s3_procpu.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c82ac5..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/m5stack_stamps3_esp32s3_procpu.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_SPI=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/mimxrt1050_evk.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/mimxrt1050_evk.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c82ac5..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/mimxrt1050_evk.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_SPI=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/mimxrt1050_evk_qspi.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/mimxrt1050_evk_qspi.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c82ac5..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/mimxrt1050_evk_qspi.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_SPI=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nrf51dk_nrf51822.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nrf51dk_nrf51822.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f98dd8..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nrf51dk_nrf51822.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_GPIO=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nrf5340dk_nrf5340_cpuapp.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nrf5340dk_nrf5340_cpuapp.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index d43d48d..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nrf5340dk_nrf5340_cpuapp.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_I2S=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_g071rb.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_g071rb.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c82ac5..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_g071rb.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_SPI=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_h743zi.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_h743zi.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c82ac5..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_h743zi.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_SPI=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_l476rg.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_l476rg.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c82ac5..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/nucleo_l476rg.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_SPI=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/thingy52_nrf52832.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/thingy52_nrf52832.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index d43d48d..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/thingy52_nrf52832.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_I2S=y
diff --git a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/yd_esp32_esp32_procpu.conf b/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/yd_esp32_esp32_procpu.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c82ac5..0000000
--- a/samples/drivers/led_ws2812/boards/yd_esp32_esp32_procpu.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_WS2812_STRIP_SPI=y