diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/v2.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/v2.rs
index 61e550ad43..b2ba94e21e 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/v2.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/i2c/v2.rs
@@ -1075,8 +1075,6 @@ impl<'d, IM: MasterMode> I2c<'d, Async, IM> {
 
     /// Write.
     pub async fn write(&mut self, address: u8, write: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        #[cfg(all(feature = "low-power", stm32wlex))]
-        let _device_busy = crate::low_power::DeviceBusy::new_stop1();
         let timeout = self.timeout();
         if write.is_empty() {
             self.write_internal(address.into(), write, true, timeout)
@@ -1091,8 +1089,6 @@ impl<'d, IM: MasterMode> I2c<'d, Async, IM> {
     ///
     /// The buffers are concatenated in a single write transaction.
     pub async fn write_vectored(&mut self, address: Address, write: &[&[u8]]) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        #[cfg(all(feature = "low-power", stm32wlex))]
-        let _device_busy = crate::low_power::DeviceBusy::new_stop1();
         let timeout = self.timeout();
 
         if write.is_empty() {
@@ -1124,8 +1120,6 @@ impl<'d, IM: MasterMode> I2c<'d, Async, IM> {
 
     /// Read.
     pub async fn read(&mut self, address: u8, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        #[cfg(all(feature = "low-power", stm32wlex))]
-        let _device_busy = crate::low_power::DeviceBusy::new_stop1();
         let timeout = self.timeout();
 
         if buffer.is_empty() {
@@ -1138,8 +1132,6 @@ impl<'d, IM: MasterMode> I2c<'d, Async, IM> {
 
     /// Write, restart, read.
     pub async fn write_read(&mut self, address: u8, write: &[u8], read: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        #[cfg(all(feature = "low-power", stm32wlex))]
-        let _device_busy = crate::low_power::DeviceBusy::new_stop1();
         let timeout = self.timeout();
 
         if write.is_empty() {
@@ -1165,9 +1157,6 @@ impl<'d, IM: MasterMode> I2c<'d, Async, IM> {
     ///
     /// [transaction contract]: embedded_hal_1::i2c::I2c::transaction
     pub async fn transaction(&mut self, addr: u8, operations: &mut [Operation<'_>]) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        #[cfg(all(feature = "low-power", stm32wlex))]
-        let _device_busy = crate::low_power::DeviceBusy::new_stop1();
-
         if operations.is_empty() {
             return Err(Error::ZeroLengthTransfer);
         }