diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/writing-clients b/Documentation/i2c/writing-clients
index e6b546dd4f7b08116c320efdcf9e7c9c415008f9..522ae01d2e7f1b01b4edf2946ecbcc2fb97a072f 100644
--- a/Documentation/i2c/writing-clients
+++ b/Documentation/i2c/writing-clients
@@ -315,11 +315,10 @@ For now, you can ignore the `flags' parameter. It is there for future use.
     const char *type_name = "";
     int is_isa = i2c_is_isa_adapter(adapter);
 
-    if (is_isa) {
+    /* Do this only if the chip can additionally be found on the ISA bus
+       (hybrid chip). */
 
-      /* If this client can't be on the ISA bus at all, we can stop now
-         (call `goto ERROR0'). But for kicks, we will assume it is all
-         right. */
+    if (is_isa) {
 
       /* Discard immediately if this ISA range is already used */
       if (check_region(address,FOO_EXTENT))
@@ -495,10 +494,10 @@ much simpler than the attachment code, fortunately!
       return err;
     }
 
-    /* SENSORS ONLY START */
+    /* HYBRID SENSORS CHIP ONLY START */
     if i2c_is_isa_client(client)
       release_region(client->addr,LM78_EXTENT);
-    /* SENSORS ONLY END */
+    /* HYBRID SENSORS CHIP ONLY END */
 
     kfree(client); /* Frees client data too, if allocated at the same time */
     return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/adm1021.c b/drivers/hwmon/adm1021.c
index 093d09cc4c14b030d3f6fe41654f3c1273b4fa0c..2a341390d92ec0c9b17f276bf1c92991ce704158 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/adm1021.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/adm1021.c
@@ -198,15 +198,6 @@ static int adm1021_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	int err = 0;
 	const char *type_name = "";
 
-	/* Make sure we aren't probing the ISA bus!! This is just a safety check
-	   at this moment; i2c_detect really won't call us. */
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	if (i2c_is_isa_adapter(adapter)) {
-		dev_dbg(&adapter->dev, "adm1021_detect called for an ISA bus adapter?!?\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-#endif
-
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
 		goto error0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c b/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c
index d1856acf87a0920f052b6e0d80f96b37bd3d7ebb..290f7d2ac0a8194f20a5507e33ea046a13856b30 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c
@@ -714,14 +714,6 @@ static int asb100_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	struct i2c_client *new_client;
 	struct asb100_data *data;
 
-	/* asb100 is SMBus only */
-	if (i2c_is_isa_adapter(adapter)) {
-		pr_debug("asb100.o: detect failed, "
-				"cannot attach to legacy adapter!\n");
-		err = -ENODEV;
-		goto ERROR0;
-	}
-
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA)) {
 		pr_debug("asb100.o: detect failed, "
 				"smbus byte data not supported!\n");
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c
index 54dda7d11ace7b442a2395dac495ad2f4d1616ee..a2bebb6b37a652b45799067fec8926d144db0df2 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c
@@ -121,16 +121,6 @@ static int lm75_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	int err = 0;
 	const char *name = "";
 
-	/* Make sure we aren't probing the ISA bus!! This is just a safety check
-	   at this moment; i2c_detect really won't call us. */
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	if (i2c_is_isa_adapter(adapter)) {
-		dev_dbg(&adapter->dev,
-			"lm75_detect called for an ISA bus adapter?!?\n");
-		goto exit;
-	}
-#endif
-
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA |
 				     I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WORD_DATA))
 		goto exit;
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm85.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm85.c
index 8954d64614ff810b657c3a55f51424bb861a3949..5f051c023236d92a0c6d1d33484ee853cebbd2a5 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm85.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm85.c
@@ -1033,11 +1033,6 @@ int lm85_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address,
 	int err = 0;
 	const char *type_name = "";
 
-	if (i2c_is_isa_adapter(adapter)) {
-		/* This chip has no ISA interface */
-		goto ERROR0 ;
-	};
-
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter,
 					I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA)) {
 		/* We need to be able to do byte I/O */