diff --git a/drivers/bh1750fvi/bh1750fvi.c b/drivers/bh1750fvi/bh1750fvi.c
index cba0f70c49..9b1608e9c4 100644
--- a/drivers/bh1750fvi/bh1750fvi.c
+++ b/drivers/bh1750fvi/bh1750fvi.c
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ int bh1750fvi_init(bh1750fvi_t *dev, bh1750fvi_params_t *params)
 
     /* initialize the I2C bus */
     i2c_acquire(dev->i2c);
-    i2c_init_master(dev->i2c, params->clk);
 
     /* send a power down command to make sure we can speak to the device */
-    res = i2c_write_byte(dev->i2c, dev->addr, OP_POWER_DOWN);
+    res = i2c_write_byte(dev->i2c, dev->addr, OP_POWER_DOWN, 0);
     i2c_release(dev->i2c);
     if (res < 0) {
         return BH1750FVI_ERR_I2C;
@@ -57,8 +56,8 @@ uint16_t bh1750fvi_sample(const bh1750fvi_t *dev)
     /* power on the device and send single H-mode measurement command */
     DEBUG("[bh1750fvi] sample: triggering a conversion\n");
     i2c_acquire(dev->i2c);
-    i2c_write_byte(dev->i2c, dev->addr, OP_POWER_ON);
-    i2c_write_byte(dev->i2c, dev->addr, OP_SINGLE_HRES1);
+    i2c_write_byte(dev->i2c, dev->addr, OP_POWER_ON, 0);
+    i2c_write_byte(dev->i2c, dev->addr, OP_SINGLE_HRES1, 0);
     i2c_release(dev->i2c);
 
     /* wait for measurement to complete */
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ uint16_t bh1750fvi_sample(const bh1750fvi_t *dev)
     /* read the results */
     DEBUG("[bh1750fvi] sample: reading the results\n");
     i2c_acquire(dev->i2c);
-    i2c_read_bytes(dev->i2c, dev->addr, raw, 2);
+    i2c_read_bytes(dev->i2c, dev->addr, raw, 2, 0);
     i2c_release(dev->i2c);
 
     /* and finally we calculate the actual LUX value */