diff --git a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/cpu.c b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/cpu.c
index 7f38279def..c3a27aeb36 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/cpu.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/cpu.c
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ void set_power_limits(u8 power_limit_1_time)
 
 	/* Use nominal TDP values for CPUs with configurable TDP */
 	if (cpu_config_tdp_levels()) {
-		msr = rdmsr(MSR_CONFIG_TDP_NOMINAL);
 		limit.hi = 0;
 		limit.lo = cpu_get_tdp_nominal_ratio();
 		wrmsr(MSR_TURBO_ACTIVATION_RATIO, limit);
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/skylake/cpu.c b/src/soc/intel/skylake/cpu.c
index 080dba0b13..7a45693ad7 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/skylake/cpu.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/skylake/cpu.c
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ void set_power_limits(u8 power_limit_1_time)
 
 	/* Use nominal TDP values for CPUs with configurable TDP */
 	if (cpu_config_tdp_levels()) {
-		msr = rdmsr(MSR_CONFIG_TDP_NOMINAL);
 		limit.hi = 0;
 		limit.lo = cpu_get_tdp_nominal_ratio();
 		wrmsr(MSR_TURBO_ACTIVATION_RATIO, limit);