diff --git a/scripts/wk/hw/disk.py b/scripts/wk/hw/disk.py
index 5c50f476..161ff9f1 100644
--- a/scripts/wk/hw/disk.py
+++ b/scripts/wk/hw/disk.py
@@ -56,18 +56,12 @@ class Disk:
   ssd: bool =                           field(init=False)
   tests: list[Test] =                   field(init=False, default_factory=list)
   trim: bool =                          field(init=False)
-  use_sat: bool =                       field(init=False, default=False)
 
   def __post_init__(self):
     self.path = pathlib.Path(self.path_str).resolve()
     self.update_details()
     self.set_description()
     self.known_attributes = get_known_disk_attributes(self.model)
-    if not self.attributes and self.bus == 'USB':
-      # Try using SAT
-      LOG.warning('Using SAT for smartctl for %s', self.path)
-      self.notes = []
-      self.use_sat = True
     self.initial_attributes = copy.deepcopy(self.attributes)
     if not self.is_4k_aligned():
       self.add_note('One or more partitions are not 4K aligned', 'YELLOW')
diff --git a/scripts/wk/hw/smart.py b/scripts/wk/hw/smart.py
index 13331efb..915225bd 100644
--- a/scripts/wk/hw/smart.py
+++ b/scripts/wk/hw/smart.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def enable_smart(dev) -> None:
   cmd = [
     'sudo',
     'smartctl',
-    f'--device={"sat,auto" if dev.use_sat else "auto"}',
+    '--device=auto',
     '--tolerance=permissive',
     '--smart=on',
     dev.path,
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ def update_smart_details(dev) -> None:
   cmd = [
     'sudo',
     'smartctl',
-    f'--device={"sat,auto" if dev.use_sat else "auto"}',
+    '--device=auto',
     '--tolerance=verypermissive',
     '--all',
     '--json',