diff --git a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vbnv.c b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vbnv.c
index baccb2313d..9fd97a0362 100644
--- a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vbnv.c
+++ b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vbnv.c
@@ -59,14 +59,9 @@ static uint8_t crc8_vbnv(const uint8_t *data, int len)
 	return (uint8_t) (crc >> 8);
 }
 
-/* Reset header and CRC to defaults. */
 static void reset_vbnv(uint8_t *vbnv_copy)
 {
 	memset(vbnv_copy, 0, VBNV_BLOCK_SIZE);
-	vbnv_copy[HEADER_OFFSET] = HEADER_SIGNATURE |
-				   HEADER_FIRMWARE_SETTINGS_RESET |
-				   HEADER_KERNEL_SETTINGS_RESET;
-	vbnv_copy[CRC_OFFSET] = crc8_vbnv(vbnv_copy, CRC_OFFSET);
 }
 
 /* Read VBNV data into cache. */
@@ -88,9 +83,8 @@ int verify_vbnv(uint8_t *vbnv_copy)
 /*
  * Read VBNV data from configured storage backend.
  * If VBNV verification fails, reset the vbnv copy.
- * Returns 1 if write-back of vbnv copy is required. Else, returns 0.
  */
-int read_vbnv(uint8_t *vbnv_copy)
+void read_vbnv(uint8_t *vbnv_copy)
 {
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CHROMEOS_VBNV_CMOS))
 		read_vbnv_cmos(vbnv_copy);
@@ -100,11 +94,8 @@ int read_vbnv(uint8_t *vbnv_copy)
 		read_vbnv_flash(vbnv_copy);
 
 	/* Check data for consistency */
-	if (verify_vbnv(vbnv_copy))
-		return 0;
-
-	reset_vbnv(vbnv_copy);
-	return 1;
+	if (!verify_vbnv(vbnv_copy))
+		reset_vbnv(vbnv_copy);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vbnv.h b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vbnv.h
index a66d687fe5..5d21cc8481 100644
--- a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vbnv.h
+++ b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vbnv.h
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@
 #include <types.h>
 
 /* Generic functions */
-/*
- * Return value for read_vbnv:
- * 1 = write-back of vbnv copy is required.
- * 0 = otherwise
- */
-int read_vbnv(uint8_t *vbnv_copy);
+void read_vbnv(uint8_t *vbnv_copy);
 void save_vbnv(const uint8_t *vbnv_copy);
 int verify_vbnv(uint8_t *vbnv_copy);
 int get_recovery_mode_from_vbnv(void);
diff --git a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot2/vboot_logic.c b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot2/vboot_logic.c
index 116c9498d9..4c799c9a4f 100644
--- a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot2/vboot_logic.c
+++ b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot2/vboot_logic.c
@@ -301,12 +301,8 @@ void verstage_main(void)
 	/* Set up context and work buffer */
 	vb2_init_work_context(&ctx);
 
-	/*
-	 * Read nvdata from a non-volatile storage and mark data as changed
-	 * if instructed.
-	 */
-	if (read_vbnv(ctx.nvdata))
-		ctx.flags |= VB2_CONTEXT_NVDATA_CHANGED;
+	/* Read nvdata from a non-volatile storage. */
+	read_vbnv(ctx.nvdata);
 
 	/* Set S3 resume flag if vboot should behave differently when selecting
 	 * which slot to boot.  This is only relevant to vboot if the platform