diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/linux.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/linux.py
index 272823b518f..b6563cd4f28 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/linux.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/hardware/linux.py
@@ -602,9 +602,6 @@ class LinuxHardware(Hardware):
                     if serial:
                         d['serial'] = serial.group(1)
 
-            for key in ['vendor', 'model']:
-                d[key] = get_file_content(sysdir + "/device/" + key)
-
             for key, test in [('removable', '/removable'),
                               ('support_discard', '/queue/discard_granularity'),
                               ]: