diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/plugins/amdgpu/src/rtl.cpp b/openmp/libomptarget/plugins/amdgpu/src/rtl.cpp
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/plugins/amdgpu/src/rtl.cpp
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/plugins/amdgpu/src/rtl.cpp
@@ -2080,11 +2080,8 @@
 }
 
 int32_t __tgt_rtl_init_device(int DeviceId) {
-  hsa_status_t Err = hsa_init();
-  if (Err != HSA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-    DP("HSA Initialization Failed.\n");
-    return HSA_STATUS_ERROR;
-  }
+  hsa_status_t Err;
+
   // this is per device id init
   DP("Initialize the device id: %d\n", DeviceId);