diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/gl518sm.c b/drivers/hwmon/gl518sm.c
index 7820df4..1d69458a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/gl518sm.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/gl518sm.c
@@ -488,36 +488,21 @@
 			struct i2c_board_info *info)
 {
 	struct i2c_adapter *adapter = client->adapter;
-	int i;
+	int rev;
 
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA |
 				     I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WORD_DATA))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/* Now, we do the remaining detection. */
-
-	if (kind < 0) {
-		if ((gl518_read_value(client, GL518_REG_CHIP_ID) != 0x80)
-		 || (gl518_read_value(client, GL518_REG_CONF) & 0x80))
-			return -ENODEV;
-	}
+	if ((gl518_read_value(client, GL518_REG_CHIP_ID) != 0x80)
+	 || (gl518_read_value(client, GL518_REG_CONF) & 0x80))
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/* Determine the chip type. */
-	if (kind <= 0) {
-		i = gl518_read_value(client, GL518_REG_REVISION);
-		if (i == 0x00) {
-			kind = gl518sm_r00;
-		} else if (i == 0x80) {
-			kind = gl518sm_r80;
-		} else {
-			if (kind <= 0)
-				dev_info(&adapter->dev,
-				    "Ignoring 'force' parameter for unknown "
-				    "chip at adapter %d, address 0x%02x\n",
-				    i2c_adapter_id(adapter), client->addr);
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
-	}
+	rev = gl518_read_value(client, GL518_REG_REVISION);
+	if (rev != 0x00 && rev != 0x80)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	strlcpy(info->type, "gl518sm", I2C_NAME_SIZE);