diff --git a/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_commands.py b/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_commands.py
index 6a078ffbe6..7ea9ae2573 100644
--- a/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_commands.py
+++ b/amdsmi_cli/amdsmi_commands.py
@@ -2631,8 +2631,6 @@ class AMDSMICommands():
         try:
             process_list = amdsmi_interface.amdsmi_get_gpu_process_list(args.gpu)
         except amdsmi_exception.AmdSmiLibraryException as e:
-            if e.get_error_code() == amdsmi_interface.amdsmi_wrapper.AMDSMI_STATUS_NO_PERM:
-                raise PermissionError('Command requires elevation') from e
             logging.debug("Failed to get process list for gpu %s | %s", gpu_id, e.get_error_info())
             raise e
 
diff --git a/include/amd_smi/amdsmi.h b/include/amd_smi/amdsmi.h
index 4a1a80721a..df2137f66a 100644
--- a/include/amd_smi/amdsmi.h
+++ b/include/amd_smi/amdsmi.h
@@ -4830,10 +4830,6 @@ amdsmi_get_gpu_vram_usage(amdsmi_processor_handle processor_handle, amdsmi_vram_
  *                  Holding a copy of max_process before it is passed in will be helpful for monitoring
  *                  the allocations done upon each call since the max_process will permanently be changed
  *                  to reflect the actual number of processes running.
- *                  Note: For the specific cases where the return status is AMDSMI_STATUS_NO_PERM only.
- *                        The list of process and size are AMDSMI_STATUS_SUCCESS, however there are
- *                        processes details not fully retrieved due to permissions.
- *
  *
  *  @param[out]     list Reference to a user-provided buffer where the process
  *                  list will be returned. This buffer must contain at least
@@ -4841,17 +4837,16 @@ amdsmi_get_gpu_vram_usage(amdsmi_processor_handle processor_handle, amdsmi_vram_
  *                  by user.
  *
  *  @return ::amdsmi_status_t | ::AMDSMI_STATUS_SUCCESS on success,
- *                            | ::AMDSMI_STATUS_NO_PERM on success, but not all details from process retrieved,
  *                            | ::AMDSMI_STATUS_OUT_OF_RESOURCES, filled list buffer with data, but number of
  *                                actual running processes is larger than the size provided.
  *
  */
-    //  Note: If the reserved size for processes is smaller than the number of
-    //        actual processes running. The AMDSMI_STATUS_OUT_OF_RESOURCES is
-    //        an indication the caller should handle the situation (resize).
-    //        The max_processes is always changed to reflect the actual size of
-    //        list of processes running, so the caller knows where it is at.
-    //
+  //  Note: If the reserved size for processes is smaller than the number of
+  //        actual processes running. The AMDSMI_STATUS_OUT_OF_RESOURCES is
+  //        an indication the caller should handle the situation (resize).
+  //        The max_processes is always changed to reflect the actual size of
+  //        list of processes running, so the caller knows where it is at.
+  //
 amdsmi_status_t
 amdsmi_get_gpu_process_list(amdsmi_processor_handle processor_handle, uint32_t *max_processes, amdsmi_proc_info_t *list);
 
diff --git a/src/amd_smi/amd_smi.cc b/src/amd_smi/amd_smi.cc
index 0d5443eaff..0ae2114762 100644
--- a/src/amd_smi/amd_smi.cc
+++ b/src/amd_smi/amd_smi.cc
@@ -1889,15 +1889,9 @@ amdsmi_get_gpu_process_list(amdsmi_processor_handle processor_handle, uint32_t *
 
     const auto max_processes_original_size(*max_processes);
     auto idx = uint32_t(0);
-    auto is_required_previlegies_required(false);
     for (auto& process : compute_process_list) {
         if (idx < *max_processes) {
             list[idx++] = static_cast<amdsmi_proc_info_t>(process.second);
-            //  Note: If we could not read the process info for an existing process,
-            //        that is likely a permission error.
-            if (!is_required_previlegies_required && std::string(process.second.name).empty()) {
-                is_required_previlegies_required = true;
-            }
         } else {
             break;
         }
@@ -1910,11 +1904,9 @@ amdsmi_get_gpu_process_list(amdsmi_processor_handle processor_handle, uint32_t *
     //        list of processes running, so the caller knows where it is at.
     //        Holding a copy of max_process before it is passed in will be helpful
     //        for the caller.
-    status_code = is_required_previlegies_required
-          ? amdsmi_status_t::AMDSMI_STATUS_NO_PERM : AMDSMI_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     *max_processes = static_cast<uint32_t>(compute_process_list.size());
     return (max_processes_original_size >= static_cast<uint32_t>(compute_process_list.size()))
-            ? status_code : amdsmi_status_t::AMDSMI_STATUS_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
+            ? AMDSMI_STATUS_SUCCESS : amdsmi_status_t::AMDSMI_STATUS_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
 }
 
 amdsmi_status_t