diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/i2c/i2c.c b/drivers/staging/most/i2c/i2c.c
index 501eec0783a1..8ec660bd2990 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/i2c/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/i2c/i2c.c
@@ -376,16 +376,11 @@ static int i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 static int i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct hdm_i2c *dev = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-	int i;
 
 	if (!dev->polling_mode)
 		free_irq(client->irq, dev);
 
 	most_deregister_interface(&dev->most_iface);
-
-	for (i = 0 ; i < NUM_CHANNELS; i++)
-		if (dev->is_open[i])
-			poison_channel(&dev->most_iface, i);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->rx.dwork);
 	kfree(dev);