diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
index 9fb9267d7636..14df519ae7ee 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
@@ -1730,21 +1730,6 @@ static int sev_move_to_init_state(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool *shutdown_req
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int snp_move_to_init_state(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool *shutdown_required)
-{
-	int error, rc;
-
-	rc = __sev_snp_init_locked(&error, 0);
-	if (rc) {
-		argp->error = SEV_RET_INVALID_PLATFORM_STATE;
-		return rc;
-	}
-
-	*shutdown_required = true;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int sev_ioctl_do_reset(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool writable)
 {
 	int state, rc;
@@ -2454,8 +2439,6 @@ static int sev_ioctl_do_snp_set_config(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool writable
 {
 	struct sev_device *sev = psp_master->sev_data;
 	struct sev_user_data_snp_config config;
-	bool shutdown_required = false;
-	int ret, error;
 
 	if (!argp->data)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2463,21 +2446,13 @@ static int sev_ioctl_do_snp_set_config(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool writable
 	if (!writable)
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	if (!sev->snp_initialized)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (copy_from_user(&config, (void __user *)argp->data, sizeof(config)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	if (!sev->snp_initialized) {
-		ret = snp_move_to_init_state(argp, &shutdown_required);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = __sev_do_cmd_locked(SEV_CMD_SNP_CONFIG, &config, &argp->error);
-
-	if (shutdown_required)
-		__sev_snp_shutdown_locked(&error, false);
-
-	return ret;
+	return __sev_do_cmd_locked(SEV_CMD_SNP_CONFIG, &config, &argp->error);
 }
 
 static int sev_ioctl_do_snp_vlek_load(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool writable)