diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/habanalabs.h b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/habanalabs.h
index 535d4f9531f6..2f02bb55f66a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/habanalabs.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/habanalabs.h
@@ -390,14 +390,12 @@ struct hl_eq {
 
 /**
  * enum hl_asic_type - supported ASIC types.
- * @ASIC_AUTO_DETECT: ASIC type will be automatically set.
- * @ASIC_GOYA: Goya device.
  * @ASIC_INVALID: Invalid ASIC type.
+ * @ASIC_GOYA: Goya device.
  */
 enum hl_asic_type {
-	ASIC_AUTO_DETECT,
-	ASIC_GOYA,
-	ASIC_INVALID
+	ASIC_INVALID,
+	ASIC_GOYA
 };
 
 struct hl_cs_parser;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/habanalabs_drv.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/habanalabs_drv.c
index b697339d3904..1667df7ca64c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/habanalabs_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/habanalabs_drv.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ int create_hdev(struct hl_device **dev, struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	hdev->disabled = true;
 	hdev->pdev = pdev; /* can be NULL in case of simulator device */
 
-	if (asic_type == ASIC_AUTO_DETECT) {
+	if (pdev) {
 		hdev->asic_type = get_asic_type(pdev->device);
 		if (hdev->asic_type == ASIC_INVALID) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unsupported ASIC\n");
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static int hl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		 " device found [%04x:%04x] (rev %x)\n",
 		 (int)pdev->vendor, (int)pdev->device, (int)pdev->revision);
 
-	rc = create_hdev(&hdev, pdev, ASIC_AUTO_DETECT, -1);
+	rc = create_hdev(&hdev, pdev, ASIC_INVALID, -1);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;