diff --git a/drivers/staging/lirc/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/lirc/Kconfig
index be97f7b..cdaff59 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lirc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/lirc/Kconfig
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ config LIRC_BT829
 	help
 	  Driver for the IR interface on BT829-based hardware
 
-config LIRC_I2C
-	tristate "I2C Based IR Receivers"
-	depends on LIRC && I2C
-	help
-	  Driver for I2C-based IR receivers, such as those commonly
-	  found onboard Hauppauge PVR-150/250/350 video capture cards
-
 config LIRC_IGORPLUGUSB
 	tristate "Igor Cesko's USB IR Receiver"
 	depends on LIRC && USB
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lirc/Makefile b/drivers/staging/lirc/Makefile
index 4da1f33..94af218 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lirc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/lirc/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # Each configuration option enables a list of files.
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_LIRC_BT829)	+= lirc_bt829.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_LIRC_I2C)		+= lirc_i2c.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LIRC_IGORPLUGUSB)	+= lirc_igorplugusb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LIRC_IMON)		+= lirc_imon.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LIRC_IT87)		+= lirc_it87.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_i2c.c b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_i2c.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 6df2c0e..0000000
--- a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_i2c.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,536 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * lirc_i2c.c
- *
- * i2c IR driver for the onboard IR port on many TV tuner cards, including:
- *  -Flavors of the Hauppauge PVR-150/250/350
- *  -Hauppauge HVR-1300
- *  -PixelView (BT878P+W/FM)
- *  -KNC ONE TV Station/Anubis Typhoon TView Tuner
- *  -Asus TV-Box and Creative/VisionTek BreakOut-Box
- *  -Leadtek Winfast PVR2000
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2000 Gerd Knorr <kraxel@goldbach.in-berlin.de>
- * modified for PixelView (BT878P+W/FM) by
- *      Michal Kochanowicz <mkochano@pld.org.pl>
- *      Christoph Bartelmus <lirc@bartelmus.de>
- * modified for KNC ONE TV Station/Anubis Typhoon TView Tuner by
- *      Ulrich Mueller <ulrich.mueller42@web.de>
- * modified for Asus TV-Box and Creative/VisionTek BreakOut-Box by
- *      Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
- * modified for inclusion into kernel sources by
- *      Jerome Brock <jbrock@users.sourceforge.net>
- * modified for Leadtek Winfast PVR2000 by
- *      Thomas Reitmayr (treitmayr@yahoo.com)
- * modified for Hauppauge HVR-1300 by
- *      Jan Frey (jfrey@gmx.de)
- *
- * parts are cut&pasted from the old lirc_haup.c driver
- *
- *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- *  (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
- */
-
-
-#include <linux/version.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/kmod.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/string.h>
-#include <linux/timer.h>
-#include <linux/delay.h>
-#include <linux/errno.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/i2c.h>
-#include <linux/i2c-algo-bit.h>
-
-#include <media/lirc_dev.h>
-
-struct IR {
-	struct lirc_driver l;
-	struct i2c_client  c;
-	int nextkey;
-	unsigned char b[3];
-	unsigned char bits;
-	unsigned char flag;
-};
-
-#define DEVICE_NAME "lirc_i2c"
-
-/* module parameters */
-static int debug;	/* debug output */
-static int minor = -1;	/* minor number */
-
-#define dprintk(fmt, args...)						\
-	do {								\
-		if (debug)						\
-			printk(KERN_DEBUG DEVICE_NAME ": " fmt,		\
-			       ## args);				\
-	} while (0)
-
-static int reverse(int data, int bits)
-{
-	int i;
-	int c;
-
-	for (c = 0, i = 0; i < bits; i++)
-		c |= ((data & (1<<i)) ? 1 : 0) << (bits-1-i);
-
-	return c;
-}
-
-static int add_to_buf_adap(void *data, struct lirc_buffer *buf)
-{
-	struct IR *ir = data;
-	unsigned char keybuf[4];
-
-	keybuf[0] = 0x00;
-	i2c_master_send(&ir->c, keybuf, 1);
-	/* poll IR chip */
-	if (i2c_master_recv(&ir->c, keybuf, sizeof(keybuf)) != sizeof(keybuf)) {
-		dprintk("read error\n");
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	dprintk("key (0x%02x%02x%02x%02x)\n",
-		keybuf[0], keybuf[1], keybuf[2], keybuf[3]);
-
-	/* key pressed ? */
-	if (keybuf[2] == 0xff)
-		return -ENODATA;
-
-	/* remove repeat bit */
-	keybuf[2] &= 0x7f;
-	keybuf[3] |= 0x80;
-
-	lirc_buffer_write(buf, keybuf);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int add_to_buf_pcf8574(void *data, struct lirc_buffer *buf)
-{
-	struct IR *ir = data;
-	int rc;
-	unsigned char all, mask;
-	unsigned char key;
-
-	/* compute all valid bits (key code + pressed/release flag) */
-	all = ir->bits | ir->flag;
-
-	/* save IR writable mask bits */
-	mask = i2c_smbus_read_byte(&ir->c) & ~all;
-
-	/* send bit mask */
-	rc = i2c_smbus_write_byte(&ir->c, (0xff & all) | mask);
-
-	/* receive scan code */
-	rc = i2c_smbus_read_byte(&ir->c);
-
-	if (rc == -1) {
-		dprintk("%s read error\n", ir->c.name);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	/* drop duplicate polls */
-	if (ir->b[0] == (rc & all))
-		return -ENODATA;
-
-	ir->b[0] = rc & all;
-
-	dprintk("%s key 0x%02X %s\n", ir->c.name, rc & ir->bits,
-		(rc & ir->flag) ? "released" : "pressed");
-
-	/* ignore released buttons */
-	if (rc & ir->flag)
-		return -ENODATA;
-
-	/* set valid key code */
-	key  = rc & ir->bits;
-	lirc_buffer_write(buf, &key);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/* common for Hauppauge IR receivers */
-static int add_to_buf_haup_common(void *data, struct lirc_buffer *buf,
-		unsigned char *keybuf, int size, int offset)
-{
-	struct IR *ir = data;
-	__u16 code;
-	unsigned char codes[2];
-	int ret;
-
-	/* poll IR chip */
-	ret = i2c_master_recv(&ir->c, keybuf, size);
-	if (ret == size) {
-		ir->b[0] = keybuf[offset];
-		ir->b[1] = keybuf[offset+1];
-		ir->b[2] = keybuf[offset+2];
-		if (ir->b[0] != 0x00 && ir->b[1] != 0x00)
-			dprintk("key (0x%02x/0x%02x)\n", ir->b[0], ir->b[1]);
-	} else {
-		dprintk("read error (ret=%d)\n", ret);
-		/* keep last successful read buffer */
-	}
-
-	/* key pressed ? */
-	if ((ir->b[0] & 0x80) == 0)
-		return -ENODATA;
-
-	/* look what we have */
-	code = (((__u16)ir->b[0]&0x7f)<<6) | (ir->b[1]>>2);
-
-	codes[0] = (code >> 8) & 0xff;
-	codes[1] = code & 0xff;
-
-	/* return it */
-	dprintk("sending code 0x%02x%02x to lirc\n", codes[0], codes[1]);
-	lirc_buffer_write(buf, codes);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/* specific for the Hauppauge PVR150 IR receiver */
-static int add_to_buf_haup_pvr150(void *data, struct lirc_buffer *buf)
-{
-	unsigned char keybuf[6];
-	/* fetch 6 bytes, first relevant is at offset 3 */
-	return add_to_buf_haup_common(data, buf, keybuf, 6, 3);
-}
-
-/* used for all Hauppauge IR receivers but the PVR150 */
-static int add_to_buf_haup(void *data, struct lirc_buffer *buf)
-{
-	unsigned char keybuf[3];
-	/* fetch 3 bytes, first relevant is at offset 0 */
-	return add_to_buf_haup_common(data, buf, keybuf, 3, 0);
-}
-
-
-static int add_to_buf_pvr2000(void *data, struct lirc_buffer *buf)
-{
-	struct IR *ir = data;
-	unsigned char key;
-	s32 flags;
-	s32 code;
-
-	/* poll IR chip */
-	flags = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(&ir->c, 0x10);
-	if (-1 == flags) {
-		dprintk("read error\n");
-		return -ENODATA;
-	}
-	/* key pressed ? */
-	if (0 == (flags & 0x80))
-		return -ENODATA;
-
-	/* read actual key code */
-	code = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(&ir->c, 0x00);
-	if (-1 == code) {
-		dprintk("read error\n");
-		return -ENODATA;
-	}
-
-	key = code & 0xFF;
-
-	dprintk("IR Key/Flags: (0x%02x/0x%02x)\n", key, flags & 0xFF);
-
-	/* return it */
-	lirc_buffer_write(buf, &key);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int add_to_buf_pixelview(void *data, struct lirc_buffer *buf)
-{
-	struct IR *ir = data;
-	unsigned char key;
-
-	/* poll IR chip */
-	if (1 != i2c_master_recv(&ir->c, &key, 1)) {
-		dprintk("read error\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	dprintk("key %02x\n", key);
-
-	/* return it */
-	lirc_buffer_write(buf, &key);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int add_to_buf_pv951(void *data, struct lirc_buffer *buf)
-{
-	struct IR *ir = data;
-	unsigned char key;
-	unsigned char codes[4];
-
-	/* poll IR chip */
-	if (1 != i2c_master_recv(&ir->c, &key, 1)) {
-		dprintk("read error\n");
-		return -ENODATA;
-	}
-	/* ignore 0xaa */
-	if (key == 0xaa)
-		return -ENODATA;
-	dprintk("key %02x\n", key);
-
-	codes[0] = 0x61;
-	codes[1] = 0xD6;
-	codes[2] = reverse(key, 8);
-	codes[3] = (~codes[2])&0xff;
-
-	lirc_buffer_write(buf, codes);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int add_to_buf_knc1(void *data, struct lirc_buffer *buf)
-{
-	static unsigned char last_key = 0xFF;
-	struct IR *ir = data;
-	unsigned char key;
-
-	/* poll IR chip */
-	if (1 != i2c_master_recv(&ir->c, &key, 1)) {
-		dprintk("read error\n");
-		return -ENODATA;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * it seems that 0xFE indicates that a button is still held
-	 * down, while 0xFF indicates that no button is held
-	 * down. 0xFE sequences are sometimes interrupted by 0xFF
-	 */
-
-	dprintk("key %02x\n", key);
-
-	if (key == 0xFF)
-		return -ENODATA;
-
-	if (key == 0xFE)
-		key = last_key;
-
-	last_key = key;
-	lirc_buffer_write(buf, &key);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int set_use_inc(void *data)
-{
-	struct IR *ir = data;
-
-	dprintk("%s called\n", __func__);
-
-	/* lock bttv in memory while /dev/lirc is in use  */
-	i2c_use_client(&ir->c);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void set_use_dec(void *data)
-{
-	struct IR *ir = data;
-
-	dprintk("%s called\n", __func__);
-
-	i2c_release_client(&ir->c);
-}
-
-static struct lirc_driver lirc_template = {
-	.name		= "lirc_i2c",
-	.set_use_inc	= set_use_inc,
-	.set_use_dec	= set_use_dec,
-	.dev		= NULL,
-	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
-};
-
-static int ir_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id);
-static int ir_remove(struct i2c_client *client);
-static int ir_command(struct i2c_client *client, unsigned int cmd, void *arg);
-
-static const struct i2c_device_id ir_receiver_id[] = {
-	/* Generic entry for any IR receiver */
-	{ "ir_video", 0 },
-	/* IR device specific entries could be added here */
-	{ }
-};
-
-static struct i2c_driver driver = {
-	.driver = {
-		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
-		.name	= "i2c ir driver",
-	},
-	.probe		= ir_probe,
-	.remove		= ir_remove,
-	.id_table	= ir_receiver_id,
-	.command	= ir_command,
-};
-
-static void pcf_probe(struct i2c_client *client, struct IR *ir)
-{
-	int ret1, ret2, ret3, ret4;
-
-	ret1 = i2c_smbus_write_byte(client, 0xff);
-	ret2 = i2c_smbus_read_byte(client);
-	ret3 = i2c_smbus_write_byte(client, 0x00);
-	ret4 = i2c_smbus_read_byte(client);
-
-	/* in the Asus TV-Box: bit 1-0 */
-	if (((ret2 & 0x03) == 0x03) && ((ret4 & 0x03) == 0x00)) {
-		ir->bits = (unsigned char) ~0x07;
-		ir->flag = 0x04;
-	/* in the Creative/VisionTek BreakOut-Box: bit 7-6 */
-	} else if (((ret2 & 0xc0) == 0xc0) && ((ret4 & 0xc0) == 0x00)) {
-		ir->bits = (unsigned char) ~0xe0;
-		ir->flag = 0x20;
-	}
-
-	return;
-}
-
-static int ir_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
-{
-	struct IR *ir;
-	struct i2c_adapter *adap = client->adapter;
-	unsigned short addr = client->addr;
-	int retval;
-
-	ir = kzalloc(sizeof(struct IR), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ir)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	memcpy(&ir->l, &lirc_template, sizeof(struct lirc_driver));
-	memcpy(&ir->c, client, sizeof(struct i2c_client));
-
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, ir);
-	ir->l.data    = ir;
-	ir->l.minor   = minor;
-	ir->l.sample_rate = 10;
-	ir->l.dev     = &ir->c.dev;
-	ir->nextkey   = -1;
-
-	switch (addr) {
-	case 0x64:
-		strlcpy(ir->c.name, "Pixelview IR", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-		ir->l.code_length = 8;
-		ir->l.add_to_buf = add_to_buf_pixelview;
-		break;
-	case 0x4b:
-		strlcpy(ir->c.name, "PV951 IR", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-		ir->l.code_length = 32;
-		ir->l.add_to_buf = add_to_buf_pv951;
-		break;
-	case 0x71:
-		if (adap->id == I2C_HW_B_CX2388x)
-			strlcpy(ir->c.name, "Hauppauge HVR1300", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-		else /* bt8xx or cx2341x */
-			/*
-			 * The PVR150 IR receiver uses the same protocol as
-			 * other Hauppauge cards, but the data flow is
-			 * different, so we need to deal with it by its own.
-			 */
-			strlcpy(ir->c.name, "Hauppauge PVR150", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-		ir->l.code_length = 13;
-		ir->l.add_to_buf = add_to_buf_haup_pvr150;
-		break;
-	case 0x6b:
-		strlcpy(ir->c.name, "Adaptec IR", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-		ir->l.code_length = 32;
-		ir->l.add_to_buf = add_to_buf_adap;
-		break;
-	case 0x18:
-	case 0x1a:
-		if (adap->id == I2C_HW_B_CX2388x) {
-			strlcpy(ir->c.name, "Leadtek IR", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-			ir->l.code_length = 8;
-			ir->l.add_to_buf = add_to_buf_pvr2000;
-		} else { /* bt8xx or cx2341x */
-			strlcpy(ir->c.name, "Hauppauge IR", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-			ir->l.code_length = 13;
-			ir->l.add_to_buf = add_to_buf_haup;
-		}
-		break;
-	case 0x30:
-		strlcpy(ir->c.name, "KNC ONE IR", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-		ir->l.code_length = 8;
-		ir->l.add_to_buf = add_to_buf_knc1;
-		break;
-	case 0x21:
-	case 0x23:
-		pcf_probe(client, ir);
-		strlcpy(ir->c.name, "TV-Box IR", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-		ir->l.code_length = 8;
-		ir->l.add_to_buf = add_to_buf_pcf8574;
-		break;
-	default:
-		/* shouldn't happen */
-		printk("lirc_i2c: Huh? unknown i2c address (0x%02x)?\n", addr);
-		kfree(ir);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	printk(KERN_INFO "lirc_i2c: chip 0x%x found @ 0x%02x (%s)\n",
-	       adap->id, addr, ir->c.name);
-
-	retval = lirc_register_driver(&ir->l);
-
-	if (retval < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "lirc_i2c: failed to register driver!\n");
-		kfree(ir);
-		return retval;
-	}
-
-	ir->l.minor = retval;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int ir_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	struct IR *ir = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-
-	/* unregister device */
-	lirc_unregister_driver(ir->l.minor);
-
-	/* free memory */
-	kfree(ir);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int ir_command(struct i2c_client *client, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
-{
-	/* nothing */
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int __init lirc_i2c_init(void)
-{
-	i2c_add_driver(&driver);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void __exit lirc_i2c_exit(void)
-{
-	i2c_del_driver(&driver);
-}
-
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Infrared receiver driver for Hauppauge and "
-		   "Pixelview cards (i2c stack)");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Gerd Knorr, Michal Kochanowicz, Christoph Bartelmus, "
-	      "Ulrich Mueller, Stefan Jahn, Jerome Brock");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-
-module_param(minor, int, S_IRUGO);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(minor, "Preferred minor device number");
-
-module_param(debug, bool, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Enable debugging messages");
-
-module_init(lirc_i2c_init);
-module_exit(lirc_i2c_exit);
