diff --git a/tools/amd_build/build_amd.py b/tools/amd_build/build_amd.py
index 43305ecfe8b..e74b95d0c82 100755
--- a/tools/amd_build/build_amd.py
+++ b/tools/amd_build/build_amd.py
@@ -145,13 +145,11 @@ ignores = [os.path.join(proj_dir, ignore) for ignore in ignores]
 
 
 # Check if the compiler is hip-clang.
+#
+# This used to be a useful function but now we can safely always assume hip-clang.
+# Leaving the function here avoids bc-linter errors.
 def is_hip_clang() -> bool:
-    try:
-        hip_path = os.getenv("HIP_PATH", "/opt/rocm/hip")
-        with open(hip_path + "/lib/.hipInfo") as f:
-            return "HIP_COMPILER=clang" in f.read()
-    except OSError:
-        return False
+    return True
 
 
 # TODO Remove once the following submodules are updated