diff --git a/src/rocdecode/roc_decoder.cpp b/src/rocdecode/roc_decoder.cpp
index 8bc85510a0..fd779db560 100644
--- a/src/rocdecode/roc_decoder.cpp
+++ b/src/rocdecode/roc_decoder.cpp
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ rocDecStatus RocDecoder::InitHIP(int device_id) {
         ERR("ERROR: didn't find any GPU!");
         return ROCDEC_DEVICE_INVALID;
     }
-    if (device_id >= num_devices_) {
-        ERR("ERROR: the requested device_id is not found! ");
-        return ROCDEC_DEVICE_INVALID;
-    }
     CHECK_HIP(hipSetDevice(device_id));
     CHECK_HIP(hipGetDeviceProperties(&hip_dev_prop_, device_id));
 
diff --git a/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.cpp b/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.cpp
index 7c34025cca..066fd7e194 100644
--- a/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.cpp
+++ b/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.cpp
@@ -1073,10 +1073,6 @@ bool RocVideoDecoder::InitHIP(int device_id) {
         std::cerr << "ERROR: didn't find any GPU!" << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
-    if (device_id >= num_devices_) {
-        std::cerr << "ERROR: the requested device_id is not found! " << std::endl;
-        return false;
-    }
     HIP_API_CALL(hipSetDevice(device_id));
     HIP_API_CALL(hipGetDeviceProperties(&hip_dev_prop_, device_id));
     HIP_API_CALL(hipStreamCreate(&hip_stream_));