diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
index cb5fa971d67e..63253e2b2c1f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
@@ -561,15 +561,8 @@ static int i2c_device_probe(struct device *dev)
 		goto err_detach_pm_domain;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * When there are no more users of probe(),
-	 * rename probe_new to probe.
-	 */
-	if (driver->probe_new)
-		status = driver->probe_new(client);
-	else if (driver->probe)
-		status = driver->probe(client,
-				       i2c_match_id(driver->id_table, client));
+	if (driver->probe)
+		status = driver->probe(client);
 	else
 		status = -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 500404d85141..5ba89663ea86 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ enum i2c_driver_flags {
 /**
  * struct i2c_driver - represent an I2C device driver
  * @class: What kind of i2c device we instantiate (for detect)
- * @probe: Callback for device binding - soon to be deprecated
- * @probe_new: New callback for device binding
+ * @probe: Callback for device binding
+ * @probe_new: Transitional callback for device binding - do not use
  * @remove: Callback for device unbinding
  * @shutdown: Callback for device shutdown
  * @alert: Alert callback, for example for the SMBus alert protocol
@@ -272,14 +272,18 @@ enum i2c_driver_flags {
 struct i2c_driver {
 	unsigned int class;
 
+	union {
 	/* Standard driver model interfaces */
-	int (*probe)(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id);
+		int (*probe)(struct i2c_client *client);
+		/*
+		 * Legacy callback that was part of a conversion of .probe().
+		 * Today it has the same semantic as .probe(). Don't use for new
+		 * code.
+		 */
+		int (*probe_new)(struct i2c_client *client);
+	};
 	void (*remove)(struct i2c_client *client);
 
-	/* New driver model interface to aid the seamless removal of the
-	 * current probe()'s, more commonly unused than used second parameter.
-	 */
-	int (*probe_new)(struct i2c_client *client);
 
 	/* driver model interfaces that don't relate to enumeration  */
 	void (*shutdown)(struct i2c_client *client);