diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/max6650 b/Documentation/hwmon/max6650
index c565650fcfc6..b26fef5f950e 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/max6650
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/max6650
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Kernel driver max6650
 Supported chips:
   * Maxim 6650 / 6651
     Prefix: 'max6650'
-    Addresses scanned: I2C 0x1b, 0x1f, 0x48, 0x4b
+    Addresses scanned: none
     Datasheet: http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/MAX6650-MAX6651.pdf
 
 Authors:
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ fan1_div	rw	sets the speed range the inputs can handle. Legal
 			values are 1, 2, 4, and 8. Use lower values for
 			faster fans.
 
+Usage notes
+-----------
+
+This driver does not auto-detect devices. You will have to instantiate the
+devices explicitly. Please see Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices for
+details.
+
 Module parameters
 -----------------
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/max6650.c b/drivers/hwmon/max6650.c
index 9a11532ecae8..cced18626174 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/max6650.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/max6650.c
@@ -40,13 +40,6 @@
 #include <linux/hwmon-sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 
-/*
- * Addresses to scan. There are four disjoint possibilities, by pin config.
- */
-
-static const unsigned short normal_i2c[] = {0x1b, 0x1f, 0x48, 0x4b,
-						I2C_CLIENT_END};
-
 /*
  * Insmod parameters
  */
@@ -114,8 +107,6 @@ module_param(clock, int, S_IRUGO);
 
 static int max6650_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			 const struct i2c_device_id *id);
-static int max6650_detect(struct i2c_client *client,
-			  struct i2c_board_info *info);
 static int max6650_init_client(struct i2c_client *client);
 static int max6650_remove(struct i2c_client *client);
 static struct max6650_data *max6650_update_device(struct device *dev);
@@ -131,15 +122,12 @@ static const struct i2c_device_id max6650_id[] = {
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, max6650_id);
 
 static struct i2c_driver max6650_driver = {
-	.class		= I2C_CLASS_HWMON,
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= "max6650",
 	},
 	.probe		= max6650_probe,
 	.remove		= max6650_remove,
 	.id_table	= max6650_id,
-	.detect		= max6650_detect,
-	.address_list	= normal_i2c,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -525,38 +513,6 @@ static struct attribute_group max6650_attr_grp = {
  * Real code
  */
 
-/* Return 0 if detection is successful, -ENODEV otherwise */
-static int max6650_detect(struct i2c_client *client,
-			  struct i2c_board_info *info)
-{
-	struct i2c_adapter *adapter = client->adapter;
-	int address = client->addr;
-
-	dev_dbg(&adapter->dev, "max6650_detect called\n");
-
-	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA)) {
-		dev_dbg(&adapter->dev, "max6650: I2C bus doesn't support "
-					"byte read mode, skipping.\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	if (((i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, MAX6650_REG_CONFIG) & 0xC0)
-	    ||(i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, MAX6650_REG_GPIO_STAT) & 0xE0)
-	    ||(i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, MAX6650_REG_ALARM_EN) & 0xE0)
-	    ||(i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, MAX6650_REG_ALARM) & 0xE0)
-	    ||(i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, MAX6650_REG_COUNT) & 0xFC))) {
-		dev_dbg(&adapter->dev,
-			"max6650: detection failed at 0x%02x.\n", address);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	dev_info(&adapter->dev, "max6650: chip found at 0x%02x.\n", address);
-
-	strlcpy(info->type, "max6650", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int max6650_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			 const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {