diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c b/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c
index 84712a22acea..fe2eea4d799b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c
@@ -953,12 +953,8 @@ static void asb100_write_value(struct i2c_client *client, u16 reg, u16 value)
 static void asb100_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct asb100_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-	int vid = 0;
 
-	vid = asb100_read_value(client, ASB100_REG_VID_FANDIV) & 0x0f;
-	vid |= (asb100_read_value(client, ASB100_REG_CHIPID) & 0x01) << 4;
 	data->vrm = vid_which_vrm();
-	vid = vid_from_reg(vid, data->vrm);
 
 	/* Start monitoring */
 	asb100_write_value(client, ASB100_REG_CONFIG,