diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 8d07ed31207e..9163dade0706 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -368,8 +368,7 @@ Who:  Krzysztof Piotr Oledzki <ole@ans.pl>
 
 ---------------------------
 
-What:	i2c_attach_client(), i2c_detach_client(), i2c_driver->detach_client(),
-	i2c_adapter->client_register(), i2c_adapter->client_unregister
+What:	i2c_attach_client(), i2c_detach_client(), i2c_driver->detach_client()
 When:	2.6.30
 Check:	i2c_attach_client i2c_detach_client
 Why:	Deprecated by the new (standard) device driver binding model. Use
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index 5ed622ee65c3..fc18fdbffd3f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -308,14 +308,6 @@ void i2c_unregister_device(struct i2c_client *client)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (adapter->client_unregister) {
-		if (adapter->client_unregister(client)) {
-			dev_warn(&client->dev,
-				 "client_unregister [%s] failed\n",
-				 client->name);
-		}
-	}
-
 	mutex_lock(&adapter->clist_lock);
 	list_del(&client->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&adapter->clist_lock);
@@ -855,14 +847,6 @@ int i2c_attach_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 	dev_dbg(&adapter->dev, "client [%s] registered with bus id %s\n",
 		client->name, dev_name(&client->dev));
 
-	if (adapter->client_register)  {
-		if (adapter->client_register(client)) {
-			dev_dbg(&adapter->dev, "client_register "
-				"failed for client [%s] at 0x%02x\n",
-				client->name, client->addr);
-		}
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 
 out_err:
@@ -875,17 +859,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_attach_client);
 int i2c_detach_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct i2c_adapter *adapter = client->adapter;
-	int res = 0;
-
-	if (adapter->client_unregister)  {
-		res = adapter->client_unregister(client);
-		if (res) {
-			dev_err(&client->dev,
-				"client_unregister [%s] failed, "
-				"client not detached\n", client->name);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&adapter->clist_lock);
 	list_del(&client->list);
@@ -895,8 +868,7 @@ int i2c_detach_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 	device_unregister(&client->dev);
 	wait_for_completion(&client->released);
 
- out:
-	return res;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_detach_client);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index ad2580596033..b3f4606afa0e 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -352,10 +352,6 @@ struct i2c_adapter {
 	const struct i2c_algorithm *algo; /* the algorithm to access the bus */
 	void *algo_data;
 
-	/* --- administration stuff. */
-	int (*client_register)(struct i2c_client *) __deprecated;
-	int (*client_unregister)(struct i2c_client *) __deprecated;
-
 	/* data fields that are valid for all devices	*/
 	u8 level; 			/* nesting level for lockdep */
 	struct mutex bus_lock;