diff --git a/rocclr/device/pal/palsettings.cpp b/rocclr/device/pal/palsettings.cpp
index 0e0c17174c..9628a51a23 100644
--- a/rocclr/device/pal/palsettings.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/device/pal/palsettings.cpp
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ bool Settings::create(const Pal::DeviceProperties& palProp,
 
   enableXNACK_ = enableXNACK;
   hsailExplicitXnack_ = enableXNACK;
-  bool useWavefront64 = false;
-
   std::string appName = {};
   std::string appPathAndName = {};
   amd::Os::getAppPathAndFileName(appName, appPathAndName);
@@ -213,14 +211,6 @@ bool Settings::create(const Pal::DeviceProperties& palProp,
     case Pal::AsicRevision::Navi23:
     case Pal::AsicRevision::Navi22:
     case Pal::AsicRevision::Navi21:
-      // set wavefront 64 for Geekbench 5
-      {
-        if (appName == "Geekbench 5.exe" ||
-            appName == "geekbench_x86_64.exe" ||
-            appName == "geekbench5.exe") {
-          useWavefront64 = true;
-        }
-      }
     // Fall through for Navi1x ...
     case Pal::AsicRevision::Navi14:
     case Pal::AsicRevision::Navi12:
@@ -240,9 +230,6 @@ bool Settings::create(const Pal::DeviceProperties& palProp,
       if (!flagIsDefault(GPU_ENABLE_WAVE32_MODE)) {
         enableWave32Mode_ = GPU_ENABLE_WAVE32_MODE;
       }
-      if (useWavefront64) {
-        enableWave32Mode_ = 0;
-      }
       lcWavefrontSize64_ = !enableWave32Mode_;
       if (palProp.gfxLevel == Pal::GfxIpLevel::GfxIp10_1) {
         // GFX10.1 HW doesn't support custom pitch. Enable double copy workaround