diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c
index 8a34c1e7536f..6d626a8878c7 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_scu_ipc.c
@@ -566,15 +566,10 @@ static irqreturn_t ioc(int irq, void *dev_id)
  */
 static int ipc_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
-	int platform;		/* Platform type */
 	int err;
 	struct intel_scu_ipc_dev *scu = &ipcdev;
 	struct intel_scu_ipc_pdata_t *pdata;
 
-	platform = intel_mid_identify_cpu();
-	if (platform == 0)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	if (scu->dev)		/* We support only one SCU */
 		return -EBUSY;