diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc.h b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc.h
index e56a43af0f62ce19d91646dff5d3a382be233fa0..a7782e7da42ee9ce843a9a3ff79ac1a545569a8c 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc.h
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc.h
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ struct vfc_dev {
 	struct vfc_regs *phys_regs;
 	unsigned int control_reg;
 	struct semaphore device_lock_sem;
-	struct timer_list poll_timer;
-	wait_queue_head_t poll_wait;
 	int instance;
 	int busy;
 	unsigned long which_io;
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
index 86ce54130954979c9eb4abb7632712805e4c13c7..7a103698fa3c3a3ea1e9023cbb55b5d7f4b8e1ab 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ int init_vfc_devstruct(struct vfc_dev *dev, int instance)
 	dev->instance=instance;
 	init_MUTEX(&dev->device_lock_sem);
 	dev->control_reg=0;
-	init_waitqueue_head(&dev->poll_wait);
 	dev->busy=0;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_i2c.c b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_i2c.c
index 1faf1e75f71fa34b80c3d3f2e601b9a86d54841e..739cad9b19a1f55a98d9c4be5a5d3a08cf43a026 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_i2c.c
@@ -79,25 +79,10 @@ int vfc_pcf8584_init(struct vfc_dev *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void vfc_i2c_delay_wakeup(struct vfc_dev *dev) 
-{
-	/* Used to profile code and eliminate too many delays */
-	VFC_I2C_DEBUG_PRINTK(("vfc%d: Delaying\n", dev->instance));
-	wake_up(&dev->poll_wait);
-}
-
 void vfc_i2c_delay_no_busy(struct vfc_dev *dev, unsigned long usecs) 
 {
-	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
-	init_timer(&dev->poll_timer);
-	dev->poll_timer.expires = jiffies + usecs_to_jiffies(usecs);
-	dev->poll_timer.data=(unsigned long)dev;
-	dev->poll_timer.function=(void *)(unsigned long)vfc_i2c_delay_wakeup;
-	add_timer(&dev->poll_timer);
-	prepare_to_wait(&dev->poll_wait, &wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-	schedule();
-	del_timer(&dev->poll_timer);
-	finish_wait(&dev->poll_wait, &wait);
+	set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	schedule_timeout(usecs_to_jiffies(usecs));
 }
 
 void inline vfc_i2c_delay(struct vfc_dev *dev)