diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/host/op-pdbg-host-control/start_host.sh b/common/recipes-phosphor/host/op-pdbg-host-control/start_host.sh
index a34c03b..43b433f 100755
--- a/common/recipes-phosphor/host/op-pdbg-host-control/start_host.sh
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/host/op-pdbg-host-control/start_host.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@
 # Starts POWER9 IPL (boot)
 
 PDBG=${PDBG:-pdbg}
-# Argument [device]: if provided, pass to pdbg as "-d [device]"
-DEVICE_OPT=${1:+-d $1}
 
 putcfam()
 {
-    $PDBG $1 -b fsi $DEVICE_OPT putcfam $2 $3 $4
+    $PDBG $1 putcfam $2 $3 $4
 }
 
 #Clock mux select override
diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/host/op-pdbg-host-control/vcs_workaround.sh b/common/recipes-phosphor/host/op-pdbg-host-control/vcs_workaround.sh
index 96408a7..9ebf601 100755
--- a/common/recipes-phosphor/host/op-pdbg-host-control/vcs_workaround.sh
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/host/op-pdbg-host-control/vcs_workaround.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@
 # Apply fixes over FSI to POWER9 hosts. Required before VCS rail on.
 
 PDBG=${PDBG:-pdbg}
-# Argument [device]: if provided, pass to pdbg as "-d [device]"
-DEVICE_OPT=${1:+-d $1}
 
 putcfam()
 {
-    $PDBG -b fsi $DEVICE_OPT $1 putcfam $2 $3 $4
+    $PDBG $1 putcfam $2 $3 $4
 }
 
 # P9 dd1 required workaround needed before powering VCS rails