diff --git a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/common/src/cxd56_i2cdev.c b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/common/src/cxd56_i2cdev.c
index 521acd8c24..c54d02de2f 100644
--- a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/common/src/cxd56_i2cdev.c
+++ b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/common/src/cxd56_i2cdev.c
@@ -65,7 +65,5 @@ int board_i2cdev_initialize(int port)
       cxd56_i2cbus_uninitialize(i2c);
     }
 
-  cxd56_i2cbus_uninitialize(i2c);
-
   return ret;
 }