diff --git a/src/device/smbus_ops.c b/src/device/smbus_ops.c
index 4072402..2a86702 100644
--- a/src/device/smbus_ops.c
+++ b/src/device/smbus_ops.c
@@ -15,35 +15,19 @@
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  */
 
-#include <console/console.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <console/console.h>
 #include <device/device.h>
-#include <device/path.h>
 #include <device/smbus.h>
 
 struct bus *get_pbus_smbus(device_t dev)
 {
-	struct bus *pbus = dev->bus;
-
-	while (pbus && pbus->dev && !ops_smbus_bus(pbus)) {
-		if (pbus->dev->bus != pbus) {
-			pbus = pbus->dev->bus;
-		}
-		else {
-			printk(BIOS_WARNING,
-				"%s Find SMBus bus operations: unable to proceed\n",
-				dev_path(dev));
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!pbus || !pbus->dev || !pbus->dev->ops
-	    || !pbus->dev->ops->ops_smbus_bus) {
+	struct bus *const pbus = i2c_link(dev);
+	if (!pbus->dev->ops->ops_smbus_bus) {
 		printk(BIOS_ALERT, "%s Cannot find SMBus bus operations",
 		       dev_path(dev));
 		die("");
 	}
-
 	return pbus;
 }
 
@@ -91,35 +75,6 @@
 		return -1;				       \
 	}
 
-
-int smbus_recv_byte(device_t dev)
-{
-	CHECK_PRESENCE(recv_byte);
-
-	return ops_smbus_bus(get_pbus_smbus(dev))->recv_byte(dev);
-}
-
-int smbus_send_byte(device_t dev, u8 byte)
-{
-	CHECK_PRESENCE(send_byte);
-
-	return ops_smbus_bus(get_pbus_smbus(dev))->send_byte(dev, byte);
-}
-
-int smbus_read_byte(device_t dev, u8 addr)
-{
-	CHECK_PRESENCE(read_byte);
-
-	return ops_smbus_bus(get_pbus_smbus(dev))->read_byte(dev, addr);
-}
-
-int smbus_write_byte(device_t dev, u8 addr, u8 val)
-{
-	CHECK_PRESENCE(write_byte);
-
-	return ops_smbus_bus(get_pbus_smbus(dev))->write_byte(dev, addr, val);
-}
-
 int smbus_block_read(device_t dev, u8 cmd, u8 bytes, u8 *buffer)
 {
 	CHECK_PRESENCE(block_read);
diff --git a/src/include/device/smbus.h b/src/include/device/smbus.h
index 80eafdb..5e51b5d 100644
--- a/src/include/device/smbus.h
+++ b/src/include/device/smbus.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <device/device.h>
-#include <device/path.h>
+#include <device/i2c_bus.h>
 #include <device/smbus_def.h>
 
 /* Common SMBus bus operations */
@@ -30,10 +30,26 @@
 struct bus *get_pbus_smbus(device_t dev);
 int smbus_set_link(device_t dev);
 
-int smbus_recv_byte(device_t dev);
-int smbus_send_byte(device_t dev, u8 byte);
-int smbus_read_byte(device_t dev, u8 addr);
-int smbus_write_byte(device_t dev, u8 addr, u8 val);
+static inline int smbus_recv_byte(struct device *const dev)
+{
+	return i2c_readb(dev);
+}
+
+static inline int smbus_send_byte(struct device *const dev, u8 byte)
+{
+	return i2c_writeb(dev, byte);
+}
+
+static inline int smbus_read_byte(struct device *const dev, u8 addr)
+{
+	return i2c_readb_at(dev, addr);
+}
+
+static inline int smbus_write_byte(struct device *const dev, u8 addr, u8 val)
+{
+	return i2c_writeb_at(dev, addr, val);
+}
+
 int smbus_block_read(device_t dev, u8 cmd, u8 bytes, u8 *buffer);
 int smbus_block_write(device_t dev, u8 cmd, u8 bytes, const u8 *buffer);