diff --git a/src/panfrost/perf/pan_perf.c b/src/panfrost/perf/pan_perf.c
index 1dc940b90b0..4e3db68db54 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/perf/pan_perf.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/perf/pan_perf.c
@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ pan_lookup_counters(const char *name)
 void
 pan_perf_init(struct pan_perf *perf, int fd)
 {
-   ASSERTED drmVersionPtr version = drmGetVersion(fd);
-
-   /* We only support panfrost at the moment. */
-   assert(version && !strcmp(version->name, "panfrost"));
-
-   drmFreeVersion(version);
-
    perf->dev = pan_kmod_dev_create(fd, 0, NULL);
    assert(perf->dev);