diff --git a/kernel/chips/w83627hf.c b/kernel/chips/w83627hf.c
index fde6fd72..7e533b03 100644
--- a/kernel/chips/w83627hf.c
+++ b/kernel/chips/w83627hf.c
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ static int w83627hf_write_value(struct i2c_client *client, u16 reg, u16 value)
 static void w83627hf_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct w83627hf_data *data = client->data;
-	int vid = 0, i;
+	int i;
 	int type = data->type;
 	u8 tmp;
 
@@ -897,9 +897,6 @@ static void w83627hf_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 	/* Choose VRM based on "VRM & OVT" register */
 	data->vrm = (data->vrm_ovt & 0x01) ? 90 : 82;
 
-	if (type != w83697hf)
-		vid = vid_from_reg(vid, data->vrm);
-
 	tmp = w83627hf_read_value(client, W83781D_REG_SCFG1);
 	for (i = 1; i <= 3; i++) {
 		if (!(tmp & BIT_SCFG1[i - 1])) {
diff --git a/kernel/chips/w83781d.c b/kernel/chips/w83781d.c
index bdaf48f6..8b3d0de4 100644
--- a/kernel/chips/w83781d.c
+++ b/kernel/chips/w83781d.c
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ static int w83781d_write_value(struct i2c_client *client, u16 reg, u16 value)
 static void w83781d_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct w83781d_data *data = client->data;
-	int vid = 0, i, p;
+	int i, p;
 	int type = data->type;
 	u8 tmp;
 
@@ -1286,17 +1286,7 @@ static void w83781d_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 		w83781d_write_value(client, W83781D_REG_BEEP_INTS2, 0);
 	}
 
-	if (type != w83697hf) {
-		vid = w83781d_read_value(client, W83781D_REG_VID_FANDIV) & 0x0f;
-		vid |=
-		    (w83781d_read_value(client, W83781D_REG_CHIPID) & 0x01) << 4;
-                if (type == w83791d) {
-                        data->vrm = 90;
-                } else {
-		data->vrm = DEFAULT_VRM;
-                }
-		vid = vid_from_reg(vid, data->vrm);
-	}
+	data->vrm = (type == w83791d) ? 90 : 82;
 
 	if ((type != w83781d) && (type != as99127f)) {
 		tmp = w83781d_read_value(client, W83781D_REG_SCFG1);