diff --git a/openpower/configs/hostboot/rainier.config b/openpower/configs/hostboot/rainier.config
index 6777b66..a9c3bd0 100755
--- a/openpower/configs/hostboot/rainier.config
+++ b/openpower/configs/hostboot/rainier.config
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@
 # AXONE configs must be set until those flags are reworked in Hostboot
 set AXONE
 set AXONE_BRINGUP
+
+# Enable hardware access to the EEPROMs with a cache
 set SUPPORT_EEPROM_CACHING
+set SUPPORT_EEPROM_HWACCESS
 
 # set for trace debug to console
 unset CONSOLE_OUTPUT_TRACE
@@ -81,5 +84,3 @@
 # Until MCTP/PLDM file access available, load PHyp via the BOOTKERNEL partition
 set LOAD_PHYP_FROM_BOOTKERNEL
 
-# Perform presence detect using EECACHE until all parts of Rainier config are supported in simics
-set EECACHE_PRESENCE_DETECT