#define IWL8265_MODULE_FIRMWARE(api) \
        IWL8265_FW_PRE "-" __stringify(api) ".ucode"
 
-#define DEFAULT_NVM_FILE_FAMILY_8000C          "nvmData-8000C"
-
 static const struct iwl_base_params iwl8000_base_params = {
        .eeprom_size = OTP_LOW_IMAGE_SIZE_32K,
        .num_of_queues = 31,
        .dccm2_len = IWL8260_DCCM2_LEN,                                 \
        .smem_offset = IWL8260_SMEM_OFFSET,                             \
        .smem_len = IWL8260_SMEM_LEN,                                   \
-       .default_nvm_file_C_step = DEFAULT_NVM_FILE_FAMILY_8000C,       \
        .thermal_params = &iwl8000_tt_params,                           \
        .apmg_not_supported = true,                                     \
        .nvm_type = IWL_NVM_EXT,                                        \
 
        const struct iwl_ht_params *ht_params;
        const struct iwl_eeprom_params *eeprom_params;
        const struct iwl_pwr_tx_backoff *pwr_tx_backoffs;
-       const char *default_nvm_file_C_step;
        const struct iwl_tt_params *thermal_params;
        enum iwl_led_mode led_mode;
        enum iwl_nvm_type nvm_type;
 
        int ret, section;
        u32 size_read = 0;
        u8 *nvm_buffer, *temp;
-       const char *nvm_file_C = mvm->cfg->default_nvm_file_C_step;
 
        if (WARN_ON_ONCE(mvm->cfg->nvm_hw_section_num >= NVM_MAX_NUM_SECTIONS))
                return -EINVAL;
                /* read External NVM file from the mod param */
                ret = iwl_read_external_nvm(mvm->trans, mvm->nvm_file_name,
                                            mvm->nvm_sections);
-               if (ret) {
-                       mvm->nvm_file_name = nvm_file_C;
-
-                       if ((ret == -EFAULT || ret == -ENOENT) &&
-                           mvm->nvm_file_name) {
-                               /* in case nvm file was failed try again */
-                               ret = iwl_read_external_nvm(mvm->trans,
-                                                           mvm->nvm_file_name,
-                                                           mvm->nvm_sections);
-                               if (ret)
-                                       return ret;
-                       } else {
-                               return ret;
-                       }
-               }
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
        }
 
        /* parse the relevant nvm sections */