diff --git a/src/ipa/mali-c55/algorithms/blc.cpp b/src/ipa/mali-c55/algorithms/blc.cpp
index 85642c0435a2..1fdd00ccc2ea 100644
--- a/src/ipa/mali-c55/algorithms/blc.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/mali-c55/algorithms/blc.cpp
@@ -64,17 +64,23 @@ int BlackLevelCorrection::init([[maybe_unused]] IPAContext &context,
 int BlackLevelCorrection::configure(IPAContext &context,
 				    [[maybe_unused]] const IPACameraSensorInfo &configInfo)
 {
+	if (!context.camHelper->blackLevel().has_value())
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * The black level from CameraSensorHelper is a 16-bit value.
+	 * The Mali-C55 ISP expects 20-bit settings, so we shift it to
+	 * the appropriate width
+	 */
+	uint32_t blackLevel = context.camHelper->blackLevel().value() << 4;
+
 	/*
 	 * If no Black Levels were passed in through tuning data then we could
 	 * use the value from the CameraSensorHelper if one is available.
 	 */
-	if (context.configuration.sensor.blackLevel &&
-	    !(offset00_ + offset01_ + offset10_ + offset11_)) {
-		offset00_ = context.configuration.sensor.blackLevel;
-		offset01_ = context.configuration.sensor.blackLevel;
-		offset10_ = context.configuration.sensor.blackLevel;
-		offset11_ = context.configuration.sensor.blackLevel;
-	}
+	if (blackLevel &&
+	    !(offset00_ + offset01_ + offset10_ + offset11_))
+		offset00_ = offset01_ = offset10_ = offset11_ = blackLevel;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/ipa/mali-c55/ipa_context.h b/src/ipa/mali-c55/ipa_context.h
index bfa805c7b93f..6dd8e5b0edfc 100644
--- a/src/ipa/mali-c55/ipa_context.h
+++ b/src/ipa/mali-c55/ipa_context.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ struct IPASessionConfiguration {
 	struct {
 		BayerFormat::Order bayerOrder;
 		utils::Duration lineDuration;
-		uint32_t blackLevel;
 	} sensor;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ipa/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp b/src/ipa/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp
index 0751513dc584..27f6501085b9 100644
--- a/src/ipa/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp
@@ -190,16 +190,6 @@ void IPAMaliC55::updateSessionConfiguration(const IPACameraSensorInfo &info,
 	context_.configuration.agc.defaultExposure = defExposure;
 	context_.configuration.agc.minAnalogueGain = context_.camHelper->gain(minGain);
 	context_.configuration.agc.maxAnalogueGain = context_.camHelper->gain(maxGain);
-
-	if (context_.camHelper->blackLevel().has_value()) {
-		/*
-		 * The black level from CameraSensorHelper is a 16-bit value.
-		 * The Mali-C55 ISP expects 20-bit settings, so we shift it to
-		 * the appropriate width
-		 */
-		context_.configuration.sensor.blackLevel =
-			context_.camHelper->blackLevel().value() << 4;
-	}
 }
 
 void IPAMaliC55::updateControls(const IPACameraSensorInfo &sensorInfo,