diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/soc.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/soc.c
index f0cbc3e7a..5ad9c0193 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/soc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/soc.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ bool nvgpu_platform_is_silicon(struct gk20a *g)
 
 bool nvgpu_platform_is_simulation(struct gk20a *g)
 {
-	return tegra_platform_is_linsim() || tegra_platform_is_vdk();
+	return tegra_platform_is_vdk();
 }
 
 bool nvgpu_platform_is_fpga(struct gk20a *g)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/vgpu.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/vgpu.c
index c8929e930..8978ca90b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/vgpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/vgpu/vgpu.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ int vgpu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	l->dev = dev;
-	if (tegra_platform_is_linsim() || tegra_platform_is_vdk())
+	if (tegra_platform_is_vdk())
 		__nvgpu_set_enabled(gk20a, NVGPU_IS_FMODEL, true);
 
 	gk20a->is_virtual = true;