diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1374.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1374.c
index 0936327a946d..ec640e9f085a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1374.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1374.c
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ static int ds1374_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 
 	memset(client, 0, sizeof(struct i2c_client));
 	strncpy(client->name, DS1374_DRV_NAME, I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-	client->flags = I2C_DF_NOTIFY;
 	client->addr = addr;
 	client->adapter = adap;
 	client->driver = &ds1374_driver;
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/m41t00.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/m41t00.c
index 3f14528a52a9..554f7ba61627 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/m41t00.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/m41t00.c
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ m41t00_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 
 	memset(client, 0, sizeof(struct i2c_client));
 	strncpy(client->name, M41T00_DRV_NAME, I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-	client->flags = I2C_DF_NOTIFY;
 	client->addr = addr;
 	client->adapter = adap;
 	client->driver = &m41t00_driver;
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/rtc8564.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/rtc8564.c
index 0b5385c892b1..dd9d42d7b6e7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/rtc8564.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/rtc8564.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int rtc8564_attach(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 
 	strlcpy(new_client->name, "RTC8564", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
 	i2c_set_clientdata(new_client, d);
-	new_client->flags = I2C_CLIENT_ALLOW_USE | I2C_DF_NOTIFY;
+	new_client->flags = I2C_CLIENT_ALLOW_USE;
 	new_client->addr = addr;
 	new_client->adapter = adap;
 	new_client->driver = &rtc8564_driver;