diff --git a/shared/source/debugger/debugger_l0.cpp b/shared/source/debugger/debugger_l0.cpp
index 20fbc44344..b7a3e35bdf 100644
--- a/shared/source/debugger/debugger_l0.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/debugger/debugger_l0.cpp
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ void DebuggerL0::initialize() {
         NEO::MemoryOperationsHandler *memoryOperationsIface = rootDeviceEnvironment.memoryOperationsInterface.get();
         if (memoryOperationsIface) {
             memoryOperationsIface->makeResident(device, ArrayRef<NEO::GraphicsAllocation *>(&moduleDebugArea, 1));
-            auto numSubDevices = device->getNumSubDevices();
-            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < numSubDevices; i++) {
-                auto subDevice = device->getSubDevice(i);
-                memoryOperationsIface->makeResident(subDevice, ArrayRef<NEO::GraphicsAllocation *>(&moduleDebugArea, 1));
-            }
         }
 
         const auto &productHelper = device->getProductHelper();
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/debugger/test_l0_debugger.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/debugger/test_l0_debugger.cpp
index 567b908f8a..94eef44148 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/debugger/test_l0_debugger.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/debugger/test_l0_debugger.cpp
@@ -216,22 +216,6 @@ HWTEST_F(L0DebuggerTest, givenDebuggerWhenCreatedThenModuleHeapDebugAreaIsCreate
     neoDevice->getMemoryManager()->freeGraphicsMemory(allocation);
 }
 
-HWTEST_F(L0DebuggerTest, givenDebuggerCreatedWhenSubdevicesExistThenModuleHeapDebugAreaIsResidentForSubDevices) {
-    DebugManagerStateRestore restorer;
-    constexpr auto numSubDevices = 2;
-    debugManager.flags.CreateMultipleSubDevices.set(numSubDevices);
-    auto executionEnvironment = new NEO::ExecutionEnvironment;
-    auto devices = NEO::DeviceFactory::createDevices(*executionEnvironment);
-    auto neoDevice = devices[0].get();
-
-    auto memoryOperationsHandler = new NEO::MockMemoryOperations();
-    memoryOperationsHandler->makeResidentCalledCount = 0;
-    neoDevice->getExecutionEnvironment()->rootDeviceEnvironments[0]->memoryOperationsInterface.reset(memoryOperationsHandler);
-    auto debugger = std::make_unique<MockDebuggerL0Hw<FamilyType>>(neoDevice);
-
-    EXPECT_EQ((1 + numSubDevices), memoryOperationsHandler->makeResidentCalledCount);
-}
-
 HWTEST_F(L0DebuggerTest, givenBindlessSipWhenModuleHeapDebugAreaIsCreatedThenReservedFieldIsSet) {
     DebugManagerStateRestore restorer;
     NEO::debugManager.flags.UseBindlessDebugSip.set(1);