diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c
index 67679882ebe..cce5a614758 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-davinci.c
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ static int davinci_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* FIXME */
 	adap->timeout = 1;
-	adap->retries = 1;
 
 	adap->nr = pdev->id;
 	r = i2c_add_numbered_adapter(adap);
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
index d0cf39b8c1f..7c7eb0cfece 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
@@ -736,7 +736,6 @@ static int __devinit iic_probe(struct ocp_device *ocp){
 	adap->client_register = NULL;
 	adap->client_unregister = NULL;
 	adap->timeout = 1;
-	adap->retries = 1;
 
 	/*
 	 * If "dev->idx" is negative we consider it as zero.
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-iop3xx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-iop3xx.c
index c70146e4c2c..ab41400c883 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-iop3xx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-iop3xx.c
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ iop3xx_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * Default values...should these come in from board code?
 	 */
 	new_adapter->timeout = 100;	
-	new_adapter->retries = 3;
 	new_adapter->algo = &iop3xx_i2c_algo;
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&adapter_data->waitq);
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c
index d8de4ac88b7..81335b76c42 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ static struct i2c_adapter mpc_ops = {
 	.algo = &mpc_algo,
 	.class = I2C_CLASS_HWMON,
 	.timeout = 1,
-	.retries = 1
 };
 
 static int fsl_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index f2552b19ea6..da6639707ea 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -362,8 +362,6 @@ omap_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msgs[], int num)
 
 	omap_i2c_enable_clocks(dev);
 
-	/* REVISIT: initialize and use adap->retries. This is an optional
-	 * feature */
 	if ((r = omap_i2c_wait_for_bb(dev)) < 0)
 		goto out;