diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
index 402ec3970fedab411c845b1f8fc0b6a117965407..e4e1af9598754a1ba2e13653caed30ad655d3a3a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int dw_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	adap = &dev->adapter;
 	i2c_set_adapdata(adap, dev);
 	adap->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-	adap->class = I2C_CLASS_HWMON | I2C_CLASS_DEPRECATED;
+	adap->class = I2C_CLASS_DEPRECATED;
 	strlcpy(adap->name, "Synopsys DesignWare I2C adapter",
 			sizeof(adap->name));
 	adap->algo = &i2c_dw_algo;