diff --git a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_apl1/variants/mc_apl1/ptn3460.c b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_apl1/variants/mc_apl1/ptn3460.c
index e95b75247b..060a35c0a8 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_apl1/variants/mc_apl1/ptn3460.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_apl1/variants/mc_apl1/ptn3460.c
@@ -109,12 +109,6 @@ int ptn3460_init(const char *hwi_block)
 			return (PTN_BUS_ERROR | status);
 	}
 
-	/* Read PTN configuration data. */
-	status = i2c_read_bytes(PTN_I2C_CONTROLLER, PTN_SLAVE_ADR,
-			PTN_CONFIG_OFF, (uint8_t *)&cfg, sizeof(cfg));
-	if (status)
-		return (PTN_BUS_ERROR | status);
-
 	return PTN_NO_ERROR;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_apl1/variants/mc_apl5/ptn3460.c b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_apl1/variants/mc_apl5/ptn3460.c
index 829af2a25b..01da624d29 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_apl1/variants/mc_apl5/ptn3460.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/siemens/mc_apl1/variants/mc_apl5/ptn3460.c
@@ -110,12 +110,6 @@ int ptn3460_init(const char *hwi_block)
 			return (PTN_BUS_ERROR | status);
 	}
 
-	/* Read PTN configuration data. */
-	status = i2c_read_bytes(PTN_I2C_CONTROLLER, PTN_SLAVE_ADR,
-			PTN_CONFIG_OFF, (uint8_t *)&cfg, sizeof(cfg));
-	if (status)
-		return (PTN_BUS_ERROR | status);
-
 	return PTN_NO_ERROR;
 }