diff --git a/mainloop.cpp b/mainloop.cpp
index 7303307..b694261 100644
--- a/mainloop.cpp
+++ b/mainloop.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     Thresholds<CriticalObject>::alarmHi) Thresholds<CriticalObject>::alarmHi =
     &CriticalObject::criticalAlarmHigh;
 
-void updateSensorInterfaces(InterfaceMap& ifaces, int64_t value)
+void updateSensorInterfaces(InterfaceMap& ifaces, SensorValueType value)
 {
     for (auto& iface : ifaces)
     {
@@ -244,12 +244,8 @@
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
     auto sensorValue = valueInterface->value();
-    int64_t scale = 0;
-    // scale the thresholds only if we're using doubles
-    if constexpr (std::is_same<SensorValueType, double>::value)
-    {
-        scale = sensorObj->getScale();
-    }
+    int64_t scale = sensorObj->getScale();
+
     addThreshold<WarningObject>(sensorSysfsType, std::get<sensorID>(properties),
                                 sensorValue, info, scale);
     addThreshold<CriticalObject>(sensorSysfsType,
@@ -418,7 +414,7 @@
             input = hwmon::entry::average;
         }
 
-        int64_t value;
+        SensorValueType value;
         auto& obj = std::get<InterfaceMap>(objInfo);
         std::unique_ptr<sensor::Sensor>& sensor = _sensorObjects[sensorSetKey];
 
diff --git a/mainloop.hpp b/mainloop.hpp
index 6c5b8e0..b3de022 100644
--- a/mainloop.hpp
+++ b/mainloop.hpp
@@ -156,4 +156,4 @@
 /** @brief Given a value and map of interfaces, update values and check
  * thresholds.
  */
-void updateSensorInterfaces(InterfaceMap& ifaces, int64_t value);
+void updateSensorInterfaces(InterfaceMap& ifaces, SensorValueType value);
diff --git a/sensor.cpp b/sensor.cpp
index 1c91c1e..aa2ff35 100644
--- a/sensor.cpp
+++ b/sensor.cpp
@@ -26,18 +26,6 @@
 using namespace phosphor::logging;
 using namespace sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Common::Error;
 
-// todo: this can be deleted once we move to double
-// helper class to set the scale on the value iface only when it's available
-template <typename T>
-void setScale(T& iface, int64_t value, double)
-{
-}
-template <typename T>
-void setScale(T& iface, int64_t value, int64_t)
-{
-    iface->scale(value);
-}
-
 // todo: this can be simplified once we move to the double interface
 Sensor::Sensor(const SensorSet::key_type& sensor,
                const hwmonio::HwmonIOInterface* ioAccess,
@@ -186,8 +174,6 @@
     {
         iface->unit(hwmon::getUnit(attrs));
 
-        setScale(iface, hwmon::getScale(attrs), val);
-
         _scale = hwmon::getScale(attrs);
     }