diff --git a/drivers/l3g4200d/l3g4200d.c b/drivers/l3g4200d/l3g4200d.c
index ec162f4d28..1f80a17537 100644
--- a/drivers/l3g4200d/l3g4200d.c
+++ b/drivers/l3g4200d/l3g4200d.c
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG    (0)
 #include "debug.h"
 
-#define I2C_SPEED       I2C_SPEED_FAST
-
 #define MAX_VAL         0x7fff
 
 #define DEV_I2C      (dev->params.i2c)
@@ -62,20 +60,15 @@ int l3g4200d_init(l3g4200d_t *dev, const l3g4200d_params_t *params)
 
     /* acquire exclusive access to the bus. */
     i2c_acquire(DEV_I2C);
-    /* initialize the I2C bus */
-    if (i2c_init_master(DEV_I2C, I2C_SPEED) < 0) {
-        /* Release the bus for other threads. */
-        i2c_release(DEV_I2C);
-        return -1;
-    }
+
     /* configure CTRL_REG1 */
     tmp = ((DEV_MODE & 0xf) << L3G4200D_CTRL1_MODE_POS) | L3G4200D_CTRL1_ALLON;
-    if (i2c_write_reg(DEV_I2C, DEV_ADDR, L3G4200D_REG_CTRL1, tmp) != 1) {
+    if (i2c_write_reg(DEV_I2C, DEV_ADDR, L3G4200D_REG_CTRL1, tmp, 0) < 0) {
         i2c_release(DEV_I2C);
         return -1;
     }
     tmp = ((DEV_SCALE & 0x3) << L3G4200D_CTRL4_FS_POS) | L3G4200D_CTRL4_BDU;
-    if (i2c_write_reg(DEV_I2C, DEV_ADDR, L3G4200D_REG_CTRL4, tmp) != 1) {
+    if (i2c_write_reg(DEV_I2C, DEV_ADDR, L3G4200D_REG_CTRL4, tmp, 0) < 0) {
         i2c_release(DEV_I2C);
         return -1;
     }
@@ -90,7 +83,7 @@ int l3g4200d_read(const l3g4200d_t *dev, l3g4200d_data_t *data)
 
     i2c_acquire(DEV_I2C);
     /* get acceleration in x direction */
-    i2c_read_regs(DEV_I2C, DEV_ADDR, L3G4200D_REG_OUT_X_L | L3G4200D_AUTOINC, tmp, 6);
+    i2c_read_regs(DEV_I2C, DEV_ADDR, L3G4200D_REG_OUT_X_L | L3G4200D_AUTOINC, tmp, 6, 0);
     i2c_release(DEV_I2C);
 
     /* parse and normalize data into result vector */
@@ -109,13 +102,13 @@ int l3g4200d_enable(const l3g4200d_t *dev)
     int res;
 
     i2c_acquire(DEV_I2C);
-    res = i2c_read_reg(DEV_I2C, DEV_ADDR, L3G4200D_REG_CTRL1, &tmp);
-    if (res < 1) {
+    res = i2c_read_reg(DEV_I2C, DEV_ADDR, L3G4200D_REG_CTRL1, &tmp, 0);
+    if (res < 0) {
         i2c_release(DEV_I2C);
         return res;
     }
     tmp |= L3G4200D_CTRL1_PD;
-    if (i2c_write_reg(DEV_I2C, DEV_ADDR, L3G4200D_REG_CTRL1, tmp) != 1) {
+    if (i2c_write_reg(DEV_I2C, DEV_ADDR, L3G4200D_REG_CTRL1, tmp, 0) < 0) {
         i2c_release(DEV_I2C);
         return -1;
     }
@@ -129,13 +122,13 @@ int l3g4200d_disable(const l3g4200d_t *dev)
     int res;
 
     i2c_acquire(DEV_I2C);
-    res = i2c_read_reg(DEV_I2C, DEV_ADDR, L3G4200D_REG_CTRL1, &tmp);
-    if (res < 1) {
+    res = i2c_read_reg(DEV_I2C, DEV_ADDR, L3G4200D_REG_CTRL1, &tmp, 0);
+    if (res < 0) {
         i2c_release(DEV_I2C);
         return res;
     }
     tmp &= ~L3G4200D_CTRL1_PD;
-    if (i2c_write_reg(DEV_I2C, DEV_ADDR, L3G4200D_REG_CTRL1, tmp) != 1) {
+    if (i2c_write_reg(DEV_I2C, DEV_ADDR, L3G4200D_REG_CTRL1, tmp, 0) < 0) {
         i2c_release(DEV_I2C);
         return -1;
     }