diff --git a/tools/i2cbusses.c b/tools/i2cbusses.c
index 6a40298..d379247 100644
--- a/tools/i2cbusses.c
+++ b/tools/i2cbusses.c
@@ -295,13 +295,10 @@ done:
 }
 
 /*
-   this just prints out the installed i2c busses in a consistent format, whether
-   on a 2.4 kernel using /proc or a 2.6 kernel using /sys.
-   If procfmt == 1, print out exactly /proc/bus/i2c format on stdout.
-   This allows this to be used in a program to emulate /proc/bus/i2c on a
-   sysfs system.
-*/
-void print_i2c_busses(int procfmt)
+ * Print the installed i2c busses. The format is those of Linux 2.4's
+ * /proc/bus/i2c for historical compatibility reasons.
+ */
+void print_i2c_busses(void)
 {
 	struct i2c_adap *adapters;
 	int count;
@@ -313,27 +310,11 @@ void print_i2c_busses(int procfmt)
 	}
 
 	for (count = 0; adapters[count].name; count++) {
-		if (count == 0 && !procfmt)
-			fprintf(stderr,"  Installed I2C busses:\n");
-		if (procfmt)
-			/* match 2.4 /proc/bus/i2c format as closely as possible */
-			printf("i2c-%d\t%-10s\t%-32s\t%s\n",
-				adapters[count].nr,
-				adapters[count].funcs,
-				adapters[count].name,
-				adapters[count].algo);
-		else
-			fprintf(stderr, "    i2c-%d\t%-10s\t%s\n",
-				adapters[count].nr,
-				adapters[count].funcs,
-				adapters[count].name);
+		printf("i2c-%d\t%-10s\t%-32s\t%s\n",
+			adapters[count].nr, adapters[count].funcs,
+			adapters[count].name, adapters[count].algo);
 	}
 
-	if(count == 0 && !procfmt)
-		fprintf(stderr,"Error: No I2C busses found!\n"
-		               "Be sure you have done 'modprobe i2c-dev'\n"
-		               "and also modprobed your i2c bus drivers\n");
-
 	free_adapters(adapters);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/i2cbusses.h b/tools/i2cbusses.h
index 625f930..464b1f2 100644
--- a/tools/i2cbusses.h
+++ b/tools/i2cbusses.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #ifndef _I2CBUSSES_H
 #define _I2CBUSSES_H
 
-void print_i2c_busses(int procfmt);
+void print_i2c_busses(void);
 
 int lookup_i2c_bus(const char *i2cbus_arg);
 int open_i2c_dev(const int i2cbus, char *filename, const int quiet);
diff --git a/tools/i2cdetect.c b/tools/i2cdetect.c
index 0cedc0b..d884c27 100644
--- a/tools/i2cdetect.c
+++ b/tools/i2cdetect.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ static void help(void)
 	        "RECOMMENDED)\n"
 	        "  If provided, FIRST and LAST limit the probing range.\n"
 	        "  With -l, lists installed busses only\n");
-	print_i2c_busses(0);
 }
 
 static int scan_i2c_bus(int file, int mode, int first, int last)
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	if (list) {
-		print_i2c_busses(1);
+		print_i2c_busses();
 		exit(0);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/i2cdump.c b/tools/i2cdump.c
index 8207c8c..91e271b 100644
--- a/tools/i2cdump.c
+++ b/tools/i2cdump.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ static void help(void)
 	        "  BANK and BANKREG are for byte and word accesses (default "
 	        "bank 0, reg 0x4e)\n"
 	        "  BANK is the command for smbusblock accesses (default 0)\n");
-	print_i2c_busses(0);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
diff --git a/tools/i2cget.c b/tools/i2cget.c
index d21796f..a019a5d 100644
--- a/tools/i2cget.c
+++ b/tools/i2cget.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ static void help(void)
 		"issued\n"
 	        "  Append 'p' to MODE for PEC checking\n"
 	        "  I2CBUS is an integer\n");
-	print_i2c_busses(0);
 	exit(1);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/i2cset.c b/tools/i2cset.c
index 4880fe4..42b5ff8 100644
--- a/tools/i2cset.c
+++ b/tools/i2cset.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ static void help(void)
 	        "  MODE is 'b[yte]' or 'w[ord]' (default b)\n"
 	        "  Append 'p' to MODE for PEC checking\n"
 	        "  I2CBUS is an integer\n");
-	print_i2c_busses(0);
 	exit(1);
 }