diff --git a/pmb/config/__init__.py b/pmb/config/__init__.py
index 1e05860f..8f219d5b 100644
--- a/pmb/config/__init__.py
+++ b/pmb/config/__init__.py
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ deviceinfo_attributes = [
     "flash_offset_tags",
     "flash_pagesize",
     "flash_fastboot_max_size",
-    "flash_fastboot_vendor_id",
     "flash_sparse",
     "rootfs_image_sector_size",
     "sd_embed_firmware",
@@ -339,7 +338,7 @@ $IMAGE: Path to the rootfs image
 $PARTITION_KERNEL: Partition to flash the kernel/boot.img to
 $PARTITION_SYSTEM: Partition to flash the rootfs to
 
-Fastboot specific: $KERNEL_CMDLINE, $VENDOR_ID
+Fastboot specific: $KERNEL_CMDLINE
 Heimdall specific: $PARTITION_INITFS
 uuu specific: $UUU_SCRIPT
 """
@@ -348,14 +347,12 @@ flashers = {
         "depends": ["android-tools"],
         "actions":
                 {
-                    "list_devices": [["fastboot", "-i", "$VENDOR_ID",
-                                      "devices", "-l"]],
-                    "flash_rootfs": [["fastboot", "-i", "$VENDOR_ID",
-                                      "flash", "$PARTITION_SYSTEM", "$IMAGE"]],
-                    "flash_kernel": [["fastboot", "-i", "$VENDOR_ID",
-                                      "flash", "$PARTITION_KERNEL", "$BOOT/boot.img-$FLAVOR"]],
-                    "boot": [["fastboot", "-i", "$VENDOR_ID",
-                              "-c", "$KERNEL_CMDLINE", "boot",
+                    "list_devices": [["fastboot", "devices", "-l"]],
+                    "flash_rootfs": [["fastboot", "flash", "$PARTITION_SYSTEM",
+                                      "$IMAGE"]],
+                    "flash_kernel": [["fastboot", "flash", "$PARTITION_KERNEL",
+                                      "$BOOT/boot.img-$FLAVOR"]],
+                    "boot": [["fastboot", "-c", "$KERNEL_CMDLINE", "boot",
                               "$BOOT/boot.img-$FLAVOR"]],
         },
     },
diff --git a/pmb/flasher/run.py b/pmb/flasher/run.py
index ce49e1a5..dd86e656 100644
--- a/pmb/flasher/run.py
+++ b/pmb/flasher/run.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def run(args, action, flavor=None):
         for key, value in vars.items():
             for i in range(len(command)):
                 if key in command[i]:
-                    if not value and key not in ["$KERNEL_CMDLINE", "$VENDOR_ID"]:
+                    if not value and key != "$KERNEL_CMDLINE":
                         raise RuntimeError("Variable " + key + " found in"
                                            " action " + action + " for method " + method + ","
                                            " but the value for this variable is None! Is that"
diff --git a/pmb/flasher/variables.py b/pmb/flasher/variables.py
index a49e88db..a99ca768 100644
--- a/pmb/flasher/variables.py
+++ b/pmb/flasher/variables.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ def variables(args, flavor, method):
         "$BOOT": "/mnt/rootfs_" + args.device + "/boot",
         "$FLAVOR": flavor if flavor is not None else "",
         "$IMAGE": "/home/pmos/rootfs/" + args.device + ".img",
-        "$VENDOR_ID": args.deviceinfo["flash_fastboot_vendor_id"],
         "$KERNEL_CMDLINE": _cmdline,
         "$PARTITION_KERNEL": _partition_kernel,
         "$PARTITION_INITFS": args.deviceinfo["flash_heimdall_partition_initfs"] or "RECOVERY",