diff --git a/drivers/mfd/da9052-i2c.c b/drivers/mfd/da9052-i2c.c
index 6da8ec8ff800..ec39287a245b 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/da9052-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/da9052-i2c.c
@@ -140,13 +140,6 @@ static int da9052_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (!da9052)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter,
-				     I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA)) {
-		dev_info(&client->dev, "Error in %s:i2c_check_functionality\n",
-			 __func__);
-		return  -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	da9052->dev = &client->dev;
 	da9052->chip_irq = client->irq;
 	da9052->fix_io = da9052_i2c_fix;