diff --git a/runtime/api/api.cpp b/runtime/api/api.cpp
index b3a706db8c..ca6cd803fd 100644
--- a/runtime/api/api.cpp
+++ b/runtime/api/api.cpp
@@ -4238,20 +4238,16 @@ cl_int CL_API_CALL clAddCommentINTEL(cl_platform_id platform, const char *commen
     API_ENTER(&retVal);
     DBG_LOG_INPUTS("platform", platform, "comment", comment);
 
-    Platform *pPlatform = nullptr;
-    retVal = validateObjects(WithCastToInternal(platform, &pPlatform));
+    auto executionEnvironment = ::platform()->peekExecutionEnvironment();
+    auto aubCenter = executionEnvironment->aubCenter.get();
 
-    if (retVal == CL_SUCCESS) {
-        auto executionEnvironment = pPlatform->peekExecutionEnvironment();
-        auto aubCenter = executionEnvironment->aubCenter.get();
-
-        if (!comment || (aubCenter && !aubCenter->getAubManager())) {
-            retVal = CL_INVALID_VALUE;
-        }
-
-        if (retVal == CL_SUCCESS && aubCenter) {
-            aubCenter->getAubManager()->addComment(comment);
-        }
+    if (!comment || (aubCenter && !aubCenter->getAubManager())) {
+        retVal = CL_INVALID_VALUE;
     }
+
+    if (retVal == CL_SUCCESS && aubCenter) {
+        aubCenter->getAubManager()->addComment(comment);
+    }
+
     return retVal;
 }
diff --git a/unit_tests/api/cl_add_comment_to_aub_tests.inl b/unit_tests/api/cl_add_comment_to_aub_tests.inl
index cd8669e45c..989521192e 100644
--- a/unit_tests/api/cl_add_comment_to_aub_tests.inl
+++ b/unit_tests/api/cl_add_comment_to_aub_tests.inl
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ namespace ULT {
 
 using clAddCommentToAubTest = api_tests;
 
-TEST(clAddCommentToAub, givenInvalidPlatformWhenAddCommentToAubThenErrorIsReturned) {
-    auto retVal = clAddCommentINTEL(nullptr, "comment");
-    EXPECT_EQ(CL_INVALID_PLATFORM, retVal);
-}
-
 TEST_F(clAddCommentToAubTest, givenProperCommentNullptrAubCenterWhenAddCommentToAubThenSuccessIsReturned) {
     auto retVal = clAddCommentINTEL(pPlatform, "comment");
     EXPECT_EQ(CL_SUCCESS, retVal);