diff --git a/drivers/qmimodem/qmi.c b/drivers/qmimodem/qmi.c
index b6a116dd..c2131130 100644
--- a/drivers/qmimodem/qmi.c
+++ b/drivers/qmimodem/qmi.c
@@ -1989,43 +1989,22 @@ done:
 	__qmi_device_discovery_complete(data->device, &data->super);
 }
 
-static void service_create_discover(uint8_t count,
-			const struct qmi_version *list, void *user_data)
-{
-	struct service_create_data *data = user_data;
-	struct qmi_device *device = data->device;
-	struct qmi_request *req;
-	unsigned char client_req[] = { 0x01, 0x01, 0x00, data->type };
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	__debug_device(device, "service create [type=%d]", data->type);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		if (list[i].type == data->type) {
-			data->major = list[i].major;
-			data->minor = list[i].minor;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	req = __request_alloc(QMI_SERVICE_CONTROL, 0x00,
-			QMI_CTL_GET_CLIENT_ID,
-			client_req, sizeof(client_req),
-			service_create_callback, data);
-
-	__request_submit(device, req);
-}
-
 static bool service_create(struct qmi_device *device, bool shared,
 				uint8_t type, qmi_create_func_t func,
 				void *user_data, qmi_destroy_func_t destroy)
 {
 	struct service_create_data *data;
+	unsigned char client_req[] = { 0x01, 0x01, 0x00, type };
+	struct qmi_request *req;
+	int i;
 
 	data = g_try_new0(struct service_create_data, 1);
 	if (!data)
 		return false;
 
+	if (!device->version_list)
+		return false;
+
 	data->super.destroy = service_create_data_free;
 	data->device = device;
 	data->shared = shared;
@@ -2034,20 +2013,23 @@ static bool service_create(struct qmi_device *device, bool shared,
 	data->user_data = user_data;
 	data->destroy = destroy;
 
-	if (device->version_list) {
-		service_create_discover(device->version_count,
-						device->version_list, data);
-		goto done;
+	__debug_device(device, "service create [type=%d]", type);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < device->version_count; i++) {
+		if (device->version_list[i].type == data->type) {
+			data->major = device->version_list[i].major;
+			data->minor = device->version_list[i].minor;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
-	if (qmi_device_discover(device, service_create_discover, data, NULL))
-		goto done;
+	req = __request_alloc(QMI_SERVICE_CONTROL, 0x00,
+			QMI_CTL_GET_CLIENT_ID,
+			client_req, sizeof(client_req),
+			service_create_callback, data);
 
-	g_free(data);
+	__request_submit(device, req);
 
-	return false;
-
-done:
 	data->timeout = g_timeout_add_seconds(8, service_create_reply, data);
 	__qmi_device_discovery_started(device, &data->super);