diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-firmware.c b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-firmware.c
index f59ced181c55..1958d4016ea1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-firmware.c
@@ -39,29 +39,12 @@
 
 #define FWDEV(x) &((x)->adapter->dev)
 
-static int fastfw = 1;
 static char *firmware = FWFILE;
 
-module_param(fastfw, bool, 0444);
 module_param(firmware, charp, 0444);
 
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(fastfw, "Load firmware fast [0=100MHz 1=333MHz (default)]");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(firmware, "Firmware image [default: " FWFILE "]");
 
-static void set_i2c_delay(struct i2c_client *client, int delay)
-{
-	struct i2c_algo_bit_data *algod = client->adapter->algo_data;
-
-	/* We aren't guaranteed to be using algo_bit,
-	 * so avoid the null pointer dereference
-	 * and disable the 'fast firmware load' */
-	if (algod) {
-		algod->udelay = delay;
-	} else {
-		fastfw = 0;
-	}
-}
-
 static void start_fw_load(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	/* DL_ADDR_LB=0 DL_ADDR_HB=0 */
@@ -71,16 +54,10 @@ static void start_fw_load(struct i2c_client *client)
 	cx25840_write(client, 0x803, 0x0b);
 	/* AUTO_INC_DIS=1 */
 	cx25840_write(client, 0x000, 0x20);
-
-	if (fastfw)
-		set_i2c_delay(client, 3);
 }
 
 static void end_fw_load(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
-	if (fastfw)
-		set_i2c_delay(client, 10);
-
 	/* AUTO_INC_DIS=0 */
 	cx25840_write(client, 0x000, 0x00);
 	/* DL_ENABLE=0 */
@@ -107,30 +84,8 @@ static int fw_write(struct i2c_client *client, u8 * data, int size)
 	int sent;
 
 	if ((sent = i2c_master_send(client, data, size)) < size) {
-
-		if (fastfw) {
-			v4l_err(client, "333MHz i2c firmware load failed\n");
-			fastfw = 0;
-			set_i2c_delay(client, 10);
-
-			if (sent > 2) {
-				u16 dl_addr = cx25840_read(client, 0x801) << 8;
-				dl_addr |= cx25840_read(client, 0x800);
-				dl_addr -= sent - 2;
-				cx25840_write(client, 0x801, dl_addr >> 8);
-				cx25840_write(client, 0x800, dl_addr & 0xff);
-			}
-
-			if (i2c_master_send(client, data, size) < size) {
-				v4l_err(client, "100MHz i2c firmware load failed\n");
-				return -ENOSYS;
-			}
-
-		} else {
-			v4l_err(client, "firmware load i2c failure\n");
-			return -ENOSYS;
-		}
-
+		v4l_err(client, "firmware load i2c failure\n");
+		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
 	return 0;