diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
index 85ed0e02d48c..a52c72135390 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c
@@ -1775,18 +1775,10 @@ static int tegra_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!i2c_dev->is_vi)
 		pm_runtime_irq_safe(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
-	if (!pm_runtime_enabled(&pdev->dev)) {
-		ret = tegra_i2c_runtime_resume(&pdev->dev);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "runtime resume failed\n");
-			goto unprepare_div_clk;
-		}
-	} else {
-		ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(i2c_dev->dev);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "runtime resume failed\n");
-			goto put_rpm;
-		}
+	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(i2c_dev->dev);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "runtime resume failed\n");
+		goto put_rpm;
 	}
 
 	if (i2c_dev->is_multimaster_mode) {
@@ -1845,15 +1837,8 @@ static int tegra_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		clk_disable(i2c_dev->div_clk);
 
 put_rpm:
-	if (pm_runtime_enabled(&pdev->dev))
-		pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
-	else
-		tegra_i2c_runtime_suspend(&pdev->dev);
-
-	if (pm_runtime_enabled(&pdev->dev))
-		pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
-
-unprepare_div_clk:
+	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	clk_unprepare(i2c_dev->div_clk);
 
 unprepare_slow_clk:
@@ -1875,8 +1860,6 @@ static int tegra_i2c_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		clk_disable(i2c_dev->div_clk);
 
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
-	if (!pm_runtime_status_suspended(&pdev->dev))
-		tegra_i2c_runtime_suspend(&pdev->dev);
 
 	clk_unprepare(i2c_dev->div_clk);
 	clk_unprepare(i2c_dev->slow_clk);