diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sh_mobile.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sh_mobile.c
index 40a66d466c3c..c904be631db3 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sh_mobile.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sh_mobile.c
@@ -40,21 +40,21 @@
 /* BUS:     S     A8     ACK   P(*)                                         */
 /* IRQ:       DTE   WAIT                                                    */
 /* ICIC:                                                                    */
-/* ICCR: 0x94 0x90                                                          */
+/* ICCR: 0x94       0x90                                                    */
 /* ICDR:      A8                                                            */
 /*                                                                          */
 /* 1 byte transmit                                                          */
 /* BUS:     S     A8     ACK   D8(1)   ACK   P(*)                           */
 /* IRQ:       DTE   WAIT         WAIT                                       */
 /* ICIC:      -DTE                                                          */
-/* ICCR: 0x94       0x90                                                    */
+/* ICCR: 0x94                    0x90                                       */
 /* ICDR:      A8    D8(1)                                                   */
 /*                                                                          */
 /* 2 byte transmit                                                          */
 /* BUS:     S     A8     ACK   D8(1)   ACK   D8(2)   ACK   P(*)             */
 /* IRQ:       DTE   WAIT         WAIT          WAIT                         */
 /* ICIC:      -DTE                                                          */
-/* ICCR: 0x94                    0x90                                       */
+/* ICCR: 0x94                                  0x90                         */
 /* ICDR:      A8    D8(1)        D8(2)                                      */
 /*                                                                          */
 /* 3 bytes or more, +---------+ gets repeated                               */
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ enum sh_mobile_i2c_op {
 	OP_TX_FIRST,
 	OP_TX,
 	OP_TX_STOP,
-	OP_TX_STOP_DATA,
 	OP_TX_TO_RX,
 	OP_RX,
 	OP_RX_STOP,
@@ -319,10 +318,7 @@ static unsigned char i2c_op(struct sh_mobile_i2c_data *pd,
 	case OP_TX: /* write data */
 		iic_wr(pd, ICDR, data);
 		break;
-	case OP_TX_STOP_DATA: /* write data and issue a stop afterwards */
-		iic_wr(pd, ICDR, data);
-		/* fallthrough */
-	case OP_TX_STOP: /* issue a stop */
+	case OP_TX_STOP: /* issue a stop (or rep_start) */
 		iic_wr(pd, ICCR, pd->send_stop ? ICCR_ICE | ICCR_TRS
 					       : ICCR_ICE | ICCR_TRS | ICCR_BBSY);
 		break;
@@ -356,11 +352,6 @@ static bool sh_mobile_i2c_is_first_byte(struct sh_mobile_i2c_data *pd)
 	return pd->pos == -1;
 }
 
-static bool sh_mobile_i2c_is_last_byte(struct sh_mobile_i2c_data *pd)
-{
-	return pd->pos == pd->msg->len - 1;
-}
-
 static void sh_mobile_i2c_get_data(struct sh_mobile_i2c_data *pd,
 				   unsigned char *buf)
 {
@@ -378,20 +369,12 @@ static int sh_mobile_i2c_isr_tx(struct sh_mobile_i2c_data *pd)
 	unsigned char data;
 
 	if (pd->pos == pd->msg->len) {
-		/* Send stop if we haven't yet (DMA case) */
-		if (pd->send_stop && pd->stop_after_dma)
-			i2c_op(pd, OP_TX_STOP, 0);
+		i2c_op(pd, OP_TX_STOP, 0);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
 	sh_mobile_i2c_get_data(pd, &data);
-
-	if (sh_mobile_i2c_is_last_byte(pd))
-		i2c_op(pd, OP_TX_STOP_DATA, data);
-	else if (sh_mobile_i2c_is_first_byte(pd))
-		i2c_op(pd, OP_TX_FIRST, data);
-	else
-		i2c_op(pd, OP_TX, data);
+	i2c_op(pd, sh_mobile_i2c_is_first_byte(pd) ? OP_TX_FIRST : OP_TX, data);
 
 	pd->pos++;
 	return 0;