diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/image/mt7621.mk b/target/linux/ramips/image/mt7621.mk
index 6d9a7273d4..fd28e1918a 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/image/mt7621.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/image/mt7621.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ define Device/11acnas
   DTS := 11ACNAS
   IMAGE_SIZE := $(ralink_default_fw_size_16M)
   DEVICE_TITLE := WeVO 11AC NAS Router
-  DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb3 kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-i2c-mt7621 kmod-mt76
+  DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb3 kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-mt76
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += 11acnas
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ define Device/newifi-d1
   DTS := Newifi-D1
   IMAGE_SIZE := $(ralink_default_fw_size_32M)
   DEVICE_TITLE := Newifi D1
-  DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb3 kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-i2c-mt7621
+  DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb3 kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += newifi-d1
 
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ define Device/pbr-m1
   DTS := PBR-M1
   IMAGE_SIZE := $(ralink_default_fw_size_16M)
   DEVICE_TITLE := PBR-M1
-  DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb3 kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-ata-core kmod-ata-ahci \
-	kmod-i2c-mt7621
+  DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb3 kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-ata-core kmod-ata-ahci
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += pbr-m1
 
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ define Device/w2914nsv2
   DTS := W2914NSV2
   IMAGE_SIZE := $(ralink_default_fw_size_16M)
   DEVICE_TITLE := WeVO W2914NS v2
-  DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb3 kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-i2c-mt7621 kmod-mt76
+  DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb3 kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-mt76
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += w2914nsv2
 
@@ -179,8 +178,7 @@ define Device/witi
   DTS := WITI
   IMAGE_SIZE := $(ralink_default_fw_size_16M)
   DEVICE_TITLE := MQmaker WiTi
-  DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb3 kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-ata-core kmod-ata-ahci \
-	kmod-i2c-mt7621
+  DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb3 kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-ata-core kmod-ata-ahci
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += witi
 
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/modules.mk b/target/linux/ramips/modules.mk
index 99c5a9d0fc..c2b6f50624 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/modules.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/modules.mk
@@ -58,22 +58,6 @@ endef
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,i2c-ralink))
 
 
-I2C_MT7621_MODULES:= \
-  CONFIG_I2C_MT7621:drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mt7621
-
-define KernelPackage/i2c-mt7621
-  $(call i2c_defaults,$(I2C_MT7621_MODULES),59)
-  TITLE:=MT7621 I2C Controller
-  DEPENDS:=kmod-i2c-core \
-	@(TARGET_ramips_mt7621||TARGET_ramips_mt7628||TARGET_ramips_mt7688)
-endef
-
-define KernelPackage/i2c-mt7621/description
- Kernel modules for enable mt7621 i2c controller.
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call KernelPackage,i2c-mt7621))
-
 define KernelPackage/dma-ralink
   SUBMENU:=Other modules
   TITLE:=Ralink GDMA Engine
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/config-4.4 b/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/config-4.4
index 73c3b39f48..383370b86e 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/config-4.4
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/mt7621/config-4.4
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN=y
 CONFIG_HIGHMEM=y
 CONFIG_HW_HAS_PCI=y
 CONFIG_HZ_PERIODIC=y
+CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_I2C_MT7621=y
 # CONFIG_IMG_MDC_DMA is not set
 CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=""
 CONFIG_IRQCHIP=y