diff --git a/components/src/hardware-sim/ProtocolDeck/utils/getModulesInSlots.ts b/components/src/hardware-sim/ProtocolDeck/utils/getModulesInSlots.ts
index 0d9da4b48bd..d5acb1efe22 100644
--- a/components/src/hardware-sim/ProtocolDeck/utils/getModulesInSlots.ts
+++ b/components/src/hardware-sim/ProtocolDeck/utils/getModulesInSlots.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ export const getModulesInSlots = (
         commands
           .filter(
             (command): command is LoadLabwareRunTimeCommand =>
-              command.commandType === 'loadLabware'
+              command.commandType === 'loadLabware' &&
+              command.params.loadName !==
+                'opentrons_flex_lid_absorbance_plate_reader_module'
           )
           .find(
             (command: LoadLabwareRunTimeCommand) =>