diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-hix5hd2.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-hix5hd2.c
index bb68957d3da5..1504c3c1a1c0 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-hix5hd2.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-hix5hd2.c
@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ static int hix5hd2_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_clk;
 	}
 
-	pm_suspend_ignore_children(&pdev->dev, true);
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(priv->dev, MSEC_PER_SEC);
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(priv->dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_active(priv->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nomadik.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nomadik.c
index 49c7c0c91486..0ed5a41804dc 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nomadik.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nomadik.c
@@ -1012,8 +1012,6 @@ static int nmk_i2c_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 		goto err_no_mem;
 	}
 
-	pm_suspend_ignore_children(&adev->dev, true);
-
 	dev->clk = devm_clk_get(&adev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(dev->clk)) {
 		dev_err(&adev->dev, "could not get i2c clock\n");
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sh_mobile.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sh_mobile.c
index d856bc211715..5fda4188a9e5 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sh_mobile.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sh_mobile.c
@@ -899,17 +899,6 @@ static int sh_mobile_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	if (resource_size(res) > 0x17)
 		pd->flags |= IIC_FLAG_HAS_ICIC67;
 
-	/* Enable Runtime PM for this device.
-	 *
-	 * Also tell the Runtime PM core to ignore children
-	 * for this device since it is valid for us to suspend
-	 * this I2C master driver even though the slave devices
-	 * on the I2C bus may not be suspended.
-	 *
-	 * The state of the I2C hardware bus is unaffected by
-	 * the Runtime PM state.
-	 */
-	pm_suspend_ignore_children(&dev->dev, true);
 	pm_runtime_enable(&dev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(&dev->dev);