diff --git a/tools/update-scan b/tools/update-scan
index 30513c4bcb..12b705ab34 100755
--- a/tools/update-scan
+++ b/tools/update-scan
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 
 set -e
 
-if [ -z "${DEVICE}" ]; then
-  DEVICE=Generic
-fi
-
 . config/options ""
 
 # check if depends are available