Index: trunk/ippTools/src/camtool.c
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--- trunk/ippTools/src/camtool.c	(revision 13580)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/camtool.c	(revision 13633)
@@ -432,14 +432,4 @@
     if (!cam_id) {
         psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-cam_id is required");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    psString chip_id = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-chip_id");
-    if (!status) {
-        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -chip_id");
-        return false;
-    }
-    if (!chip_id) {
-        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-chip_id is required");
         return false;
     }