diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rk3x.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rk3x.c
index 1e2677ae1638538baa2eb3090d1704b1a5080265..9eeb4e5312f38c3176e3357bc1e11762aa500805 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rk3x.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rk3x.c
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ static void rk3x_i2c_start(struct rk3x_i2c *i2c)
 {
 	u32 val;
 
-	rk3x_i2c_clean_ipd(i2c);
 	i2c_writel(i2c, REG_INT_START, REG_IEN);
 
 	/* enable adapter with correct mode, send START condition */