diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/stlink_usb.c b/src/jtag/drivers/stlink_usb.c
index 0385e4d85..d77f28b0f 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/stlink_usb.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/stlink_usb.c
@@ -3781,7 +3781,7 @@ static int stlink_open(struct hl_interface_param *param, enum stlink_mode mode,
 	}
 
 	/* initialize the debug hardware */
-	err = stlink_usb_init_mode(h, param->connect_under_reset, param->initial_interface_speed);
+	err = stlink_usb_init_mode(h, param->connect_under_reset, adapter_get_speed_khz());
 
 	if (err != ERROR_OK) {
 		LOG_ERROR("init mode failed (unable to connect to the target)");
@@ -5174,7 +5174,6 @@ static int stlink_dap_speed(int speed)
 		return ERROR_JTAG_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
 	}
 
-	stlink_dap_param.initial_interface_speed = speed;
 	stlink_speed(stlink_dap_handle, speed, false);
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.c b/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.c
index e826f7910..96862b0d0 100644
--- a/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.c
+++ b/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ static struct hl_interface hl_if = {
 		.pid = { 0 },
 		.transport = HL_TRANSPORT_UNKNOWN,
 		.connect_under_reset = false,
-		.initial_interface_speed = -1,
 		.use_stlink_tcp = false,
 		.stlink_tcp_port = 7184,
 	},
@@ -165,11 +164,8 @@ static int hl_interface_speed(int speed)
 	if (!hl_if.layout->api->speed)
 		return ERROR_OK;
 
-	if (!hl_if.handle) {
-		/* pass speed as initial param as interface not open yet */
-		hl_if.param.initial_interface_speed = speed;
+	if (!hl_if.handle)
 		return ERROR_OK;
-	}
 
 	hl_if.layout->api->speed(hl_if.handle, speed, false);
 
diff --git a/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.h b/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.h
index c95638b92..f1550d991 100644
--- a/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.h
+++ b/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.h
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ struct hl_interface_param {
 	enum hl_transports transport;
 	/** */
 	bool connect_under_reset;
-	/** Initial interface clock clock speed */
-	int initial_interface_speed;
 	/** */
 	bool use_stlink_tcp;
 	/** */