diff --git a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
index 4a34f311e1ff..0c0eb16d710f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
@@ -647,11 +647,6 @@ static int __i2c_bit_add_bus(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 	if (bit_adap->getscl == NULL)
 		adap->quirks = &i2c_bit_quirk_no_clk_stretch;
 
-	/* Bring bus to a known state. Looks like STOP if bus is not free yet */
-	setscl(bit_adap, 1);
-	udelay(bit_adap->udelay);
-	setsda(bit_adap, 1);
-
 	ret = add_adapter(adap);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;