diff --git a/src/devices/machine/i2cmem.cpp b/src/devices/machine/i2cmem.cpp
index c32bd578ff3..f7ab143d5b9 100644
--- a/src/devices/machine/i2cmem.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/machine/i2cmem.cpp
@@ -344,13 +344,7 @@ WRITE_LINE_MEMBER( i2cmem_device::write_scl )
 					switch( m_state )
 					{
 					case STATE_DEVSEL:
-						if( m_shift & 1 )
-						{
-							verboselog( this, 1, "switching to read\n");
-							m_devsel &= 0x0e;
-							m_devsel |= (m_shift & 0xf1);
-						}
-						else m_devsel = m_shift;
+						m_devsel = m_shift;
 
 						if( !select_device() )
 						{
@@ -513,13 +507,6 @@ int i2cmem_device::select_device()
 	int device = ( m_slave_address & 0xf0 ) | ( m_e2 << 3 ) | ( m_e1 << 2 ) | ( m_e0 << 1 );
 	int mask = DEVSEL_ADDRESS & ~( address_mask() >> 7 );
 
-	if( m_devsel == 0 )
-	{
-		verboselog( this, 2, "acknowledging global call\n");
-		m_sdar = 0;
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	if( ( m_devsel & mask ) == ( device & mask ) )
 	{
 		return 1;