diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/nyan/chromeos.c b/src/mainboard/google/nyan/chromeos.c
index 5fe4429553..1fc19f235f 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/nyan/chromeos.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/nyan/chromeos.c
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ int get_recovery_mode_switch(void)
 {
 	uint32_t ec_events;
 
-	/* The GPIO is active low. */
-	if (!gpio_get_in_value(GPIO(Q7))) // RECMODE_GPIO
-		return 1;
-
 	ec_events = google_chromeec_get_events_b();
 	return !!(ec_events &
 		  EC_HOST_EVENT_MASK(EC_HOST_EVENT_KEYBOARD_RECOVERY));
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/nyan_big/chromeos.c b/src/mainboard/google/nyan_big/chromeos.c
index 4e2e86e0e6..f2fca59a37 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/nyan_big/chromeos.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/nyan_big/chromeos.c
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ int get_recovery_mode_switch(void)
 {
 	uint32_t ec_events;
 
-	/* The GPIO is active low. */
-	if (!gpio_get_in_value(GPIO(Q7))) // RECMODE_GPIO
-		return 1;
-
 	ec_events = google_chromeec_get_events_b();
 	return !!(ec_events &
 		  EC_HOST_EVENT_MASK(EC_HOST_EVENT_KEYBOARD_RECOVERY));
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/nyan_blaze/chromeos.c b/src/mainboard/google/nyan_blaze/chromeos.c
index 4e2e86e0e6..f2fca59a37 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/nyan_blaze/chromeos.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/nyan_blaze/chromeos.c
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ int get_recovery_mode_switch(void)
 {
 	uint32_t ec_events;
 
-	/* The GPIO is active low. */
-	if (!gpio_get_in_value(GPIO(Q7))) // RECMODE_GPIO
-		return 1;
-
 	ec_events = google_chromeec_get_events_b();
 	return !!(ec_events &
 		  EC_HOST_EVENT_MASK(EC_HOST_EVENT_KEYBOARD_RECOVERY));