diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpudevice.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpudevice.cpp
index aa4cfd0f32..5d72bcf6e6 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpudevice.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpudevice.cpp
@@ -1800,7 +1800,6 @@ Device::bindExternalDevice(
             }
             return false;
         }
-        CloseInitializedAdapter();
     }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -1817,7 +1816,6 @@ Device::bindExternalDevice(
             LogError("Failed gslD3D10Associate()");
             return false;
         }
-        CloseInitializedAdapter();
     }
 
     if (flags & amd::Context::Flags::D3D11DeviceKhr) {
@@ -1833,7 +1831,6 @@ Device::bindExternalDevice(
             LogError("Failed gslD3D11Associate()");
             return false;
         }
-        CloseInitializedAdapter();
     }
 
     if (flags & amd::Context::Flags::D3D9DeviceKhr) {
@@ -1845,7 +1842,6 @@ Device::bindExternalDevice(
             LogWarning("D3D9<->OpenCL adapter mismatch or D3D9Associate() failure");
             return false;
         }
-        CloseInitializedAdapter();
     }
 
     if (flags & amd::Context::Flags::D3D9DeviceEXKhr) {
@@ -1857,7 +1853,6 @@ Device::bindExternalDevice(
             LogWarning("D3D9<->OpenCL adapter mismatch or D3D9Associate() failure");
             return false;
         }
-        CloseInitializedAdapter();
     }
 
     if (flags & amd::Context::Flags::D3D9DeviceVAKhr) {
diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gslbe/src/rt/GSLDevice.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gslbe/src/rt/GSLDevice.cpp
index c3ffd2d8d7..68994f1492 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gslbe/src/rt/GSLDevice.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gslbe/src/rt/GSLDevice.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ void CALGSLDevice::Initialize()
     m_isComputeRingIDForced = false;
     m_forcedComputeEngineID = GSL_ENGINEID_INVALID;
     gslDeviceOps_ = NULL;
-    m_initLite = 0;
 }
 
 CALGSLDevice::CALGSLDevice()
@@ -291,22 +290,7 @@ void
 CALGSLDevice::PerformAdapterInitialization() const
 {
     CALGSLDevice* mutable_this = const_cast<CALGSLDevice*>(this);
-    // Win10 initialization is more exhaustive.
-    // @ToDo Check if Win7 can be simplified as well
-    mutable_this->PerformAdapterInitialization_int((bool)m_initLite);
-}
-
-void CALGSLDevice::CloseInitializedAdapter()
-{
-    // @ToDo Check if Win7 can be simplified as well
-    if (m_initLite)
-    {
-        //! @note: GSL device isn't thread safe
-        amd::ScopedLock k(gslDeviceOps());
-        // close the adaptor
-        gsAdaptor::closeAdaptor(m_adp);
-        m_adp = 0;
-    }
+    mutable_this->PerformAdapterInitialization_int(false);
 }
 
 void
@@ -322,14 +306,15 @@ CALGSLDevice::PerformFullInitialization() const
 bool
 CALGSLDevice::SetupAdapter(int32 &asic_id)
 {
+    bool initLite = false;
 #ifdef ATI_OS_WIN
     if(osGetVersion() >= AMD_OS_VERSION_WINDOWS_10)
     {
-        m_initLite = 1;
+        initLite = true;
     }
 #endif
 
-    PerformAdapterInitialization_int((bool)m_initLite);
+    PerformAdapterInitialization_int(initLite);
 
     if (m_adp == 0)
     {
diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gslbe/src/rt/GSLDevice.h b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gslbe/src/rt/GSLDevice.h
index 533553e50d..64649c4e3c 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gslbe/src/rt/GSLDevice.h
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gslbe/src/rt/GSLDevice.h
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ public:
 
     void             PerformAdapterInitialization() const;
     void             PerformFullInitialization() const;
-    void             CloseInitializedAdapter();
 
     CopyType         GetCopyType(gslMemObject srcMem, gslMemObject destMem, size_t* srcOffset,
                                      size_t* destOffset, bool allowDMA, uint32 flags, size_t size, bool enableCopyRect) const;
@@ -208,7 +207,6 @@ private:
             uint    m_PerformLazyDeviceInit : 1;
             uint    m_isComputeRingIDForced : 1;
             uint    m_isSDMAL2TConstrained  : 1;
-            uint    m_initLite              : 1;
         };
     };