diff --git a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/OO_AieClockFreq.cpp b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/OO_AieClockFreq.cpp
index 3eaee7e79f6..cadc2abdd0e 100644
--- a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/OO_AieClockFreq.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/OO_AieClockFreq.cpp
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ OO_AieClockFreq::execute(const SubCmdOptions& _options) const
   po::variables_map vm;
   process_arguments(vm, _options);
 
-  // Exit if neither action or device specified
-  if(m_help || m_device.empty()) {
+  // Exit if action is specified
+  if(m_help) {
     printHelp();
     return;
   }
diff --git a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/OO_AieRegRead.cpp b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/OO_AieRegRead.cpp
index a02bb029878..a42db0ca739 100644
--- a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/OO_AieRegRead.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/OO_AieRegRead.cpp
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ OO_AieRegRead::execute(const SubCmdOptions& _options) const
   po::variables_map vm;
   process_arguments(vm, _options);
 
-  // Exit if neither action or device specified
-  if(m_help || m_device.empty()) {
+  // Exit if action is specified
+  if(m_help) {
     printHelp();
     return;
   }
diff --git a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/SubCmdAdvanced.cpp b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/SubCmdAdvanced.cpp
index 5ad9a0b6988..8b6ed13f3bf 100644
--- a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/SubCmdAdvanced.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/SubCmdAdvanced.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ SubCmdAdvanced::SubCmdAdvanced(bool _isHidden, bool _isDepricated, bool _isPreli
   setIsPreliminary(_isPreliminary);
 
   m_commonOptions.add_options()
-    ("device,d", boost::program_options::value<decltype(m_device)>(&m_device), "The Bus:Device.Function (e.g., 0000:d8:00.0) device of interest")
     ("help", boost::program_options::bool_switch(&m_help), "Help to use this sub-command")
   ;
 
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ SubCmdAdvanced::execute(const SubCmdOptions& _options) const
 
   // No suboption print help
   if (!optionOption) {
-    printHelp(false, "", XBU::get_device_class(m_device, true));
+    printHelp();
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/SubCmdAdvanced.h b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/SubCmdAdvanced.h
index b34dc60a72c..870454e6676 100644
--- a/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/SubCmdAdvanced.h
+++ b/src/runtime_src/core/tools/xbutil2/SubCmdAdvanced.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class SubCmdAdvanced : public SubCmd {
 
   private:
     bool m_help;
-    std::string m_device;
 };
 
 #endif