diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/bare_metal/fs_workload.cc b/src/arch/riscv/bare_metal/fs_workload.cc
index 83f541157a..4f7adb31b6 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/bare_metal/fs_workload.cc
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/bare_metal/fs_workload.cc
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ BareMetal::initState()
 {
     Workload::initState();
 
-    for (auto *tc: system->threads) {
-        RiscvISA::Reset().invoke(tc);
-        tc->activate();
-    }
-
     warn_if(!bootloader->buildImage().write(system->physProxy),
             "Could not load sections to memory.");