diff --git a/tcl/target/stellaris.cfg b/tcl/target/stellaris.cfg
index e206a9c83..d63149875 100644
--- a/tcl/target/stellaris.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/stellaris.cfg
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ if { [info exists WORKAREASIZE ] } {
    set _WORKAREASIZE 0x2000
 }
 
-jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -irmask 0xf \
-	-expected-id $_CPUTAPID -ignore-version
-
 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
 target create $_TARGETNAME cortex_m3 -chain-position $_CHIPNAME.cpu