diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
index 8f42a4536cdf872d6f10ed8cc4b738d26e642df1..20bb0ceb027b79d029a915187bccf625d3560ec0 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c
@@ -763,11 +763,6 @@ static int s3c24xx_i2c_init(struct s3c24xx_i2c *i2c)
 	dev_info(i2c->dev, "bus frequency set to %d KHz\n", freq);
 	dev_dbg(i2c->dev, "S3C2410_IICCON=0x%02lx\n", iicon);
 
-	/* check for s3c2440 i2c controller  */
-
-	if (s3c24xx_i2c_is2440(i2c))
-		writel(0x0, i2c->regs + S3C2440_IICLC);
-
 	return 0;
 }