diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c
index 59d5c1cd316d..c9a186bc6d40 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c
@@ -1103,8 +1103,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_class i2c_class = {
 };
 
 static struct omap_i2c_dev_attr i2c_dev_attr = {
-	.flags = OMAP_I2C_FLAG_BUS_SHIFT_NONE |
-		  OMAP_I2C_FLAG_RESET_REGS_POSTIDLE,
+	.flags = OMAP_I2C_FLAG_BUS_SHIFT_NONE,
 };
 
 /* i2c1 */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
index 943222c40489..36270bb637e4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
@@ -791,8 +791,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_dss_venc_hwmod = {
 /* I2C1 */
 static struct omap_i2c_dev_attr i2c1_dev_attr = {
 	.fifo_depth	= 8, /* bytes */
-	.flags		= OMAP_I2C_FLAG_RESET_REGS_POSTIDLE |
-			  OMAP_I2C_FLAG_BUS_SHIFT_2,
+	.flags		= OMAP_I2C_FLAG_BUS_SHIFT_2,
 };
 
 static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_i2c1_hwmod = {
@@ -817,8 +816,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_i2c1_hwmod = {
 /* I2C2 */
 static struct omap_i2c_dev_attr i2c2_dev_attr = {
 	.fifo_depth	= 8, /* bytes */
-	.flags = OMAP_I2C_FLAG_RESET_REGS_POSTIDLE |
-		 OMAP_I2C_FLAG_BUS_SHIFT_2,
+	.flags = OMAP_I2C_FLAG_BUS_SHIFT_2,
 };
 
 static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_i2c2_hwmod = {
@@ -843,8 +841,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_i2c2_hwmod = {
 /* I2C3 */
 static struct omap_i2c_dev_attr i2c3_dev_attr = {
 	.fifo_depth	= 64, /* bytes */
-	.flags = OMAP_I2C_FLAG_RESET_REGS_POSTIDLE |
-		 OMAP_I2C_FLAG_BUS_SHIFT_2,
+	.flags = OMAP_I2C_FLAG_BUS_SHIFT_2,
 };
 
 static struct omap_hwmod_irq_info i2c3_mpu_irqs[] = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
index 652d0285bd6d..eb40dbc6688e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
@@ -1526,8 +1526,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_class omap44xx_i2c_hwmod_class = {
 };
 
 static struct omap_i2c_dev_attr i2c_dev_attr = {
-	.flags	= OMAP_I2C_FLAG_BUS_SHIFT_NONE |
-			OMAP_I2C_FLAG_RESET_REGS_POSTIDLE,
+	.flags	= OMAP_I2C_FLAG_BUS_SHIFT_NONE,
 };
 
 /* i2c1 */
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index 248280136668..7a62acb7d262 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -1038,8 +1038,7 @@ static const struct i2c_algorithm omap_i2c_algo = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 static struct omap_i2c_bus_platform_data omap3_pdata = {
 	.rev = OMAP_I2C_IP_VERSION_1,
-	.flags = OMAP_I2C_FLAG_RESET_REGS_POSTIDLE |
-		 OMAP_I2C_FLAG_BUS_SHIFT_2,
+	.flags = OMAP_I2C_FLAG_BUS_SHIFT_2,
 };
 
 static struct omap_i2c_bus_platform_data omap4_pdata = {
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c-omap.h b/include/linux/i2c-omap.h
index 1b25c04f82d9..babe0cf6d56b 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c-omap.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c-omap.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #define OMAP_I2C_FLAG_NO_FIFO			BIT(0)
 #define OMAP_I2C_FLAG_SIMPLE_CLOCK		BIT(1)
 #define OMAP_I2C_FLAG_16BIT_DATA_REG		BIT(2)
-#define OMAP_I2C_FLAG_RESET_REGS_POSTIDLE	BIT(3)
 #define OMAP_I2C_FLAG_ALWAYS_ARMXOR_CLK	BIT(5)
 #define OMAP_I2C_FLAG_FORCE_19200_INT_CLK	BIT(6)
 /* how the CPU address bus must be translated for I2C unit access */