diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pnx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pnx.c
index 2b0bd0b042d6df7bd8513f20232619853c130939..9532dee6b580b8c088bffdf04fbdcd953512451a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pnx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pnx.c
@@ -172,12 +172,6 @@ static int i2c_pnx_master_xmit(struct i2c_pnx_algo_data *alg_data)
 		/* We still have something to talk about... */
 		val = *alg_data->mif.buf++;
 
-		if (alg_data->mif.len == 1) {
-			val |= stop_bit;
-			if (!alg_data->last)
-				val |= start_bit;
-		}
-
 		alg_data->mif.len--;
 		iowrite32(val, I2C_REG_TX(alg_data));
 
@@ -251,11 +245,6 @@ static int i2c_pnx_master_rcv(struct i2c_pnx_algo_data *alg_data)
 			__func__);
 
 		if (alg_data->mif.len == 1) {
-			/* Last byte, do not acknowledge next rcv. */
-			val |= stop_bit;
-			if (!alg_data->last)
-				val |= start_bit;
-
 			/*
 			 * Enable interrupt RFDAIE (data in Rx fifo),
 			 * and disable DRMIE (need data for Tx)