diff --git a/firmware/target/arm/gigabeat/meg-fx/i2c-meg-fx.c b/firmware/target/arm/gigabeat/meg-fx/i2c-meg-fx.c
index fd5d957..770f4eb 100644
--- a/firmware/target/arm/gigabeat/meg-fx/i2c-meg-fx.c
+++ b/firmware/target/arm/gigabeat/meg-fx/i2c-meg-fx.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     /* about 30 cycles overhead + X * 7 */
     /* 300MHz: 1000nS @3.36nS/cyc = 297cyc: X = 38*/
     /* 100MHz: 1000nS @10nS/cyc = 100cyc : X = 10 */
-    for (_x = get_cpu_boost_counter() ? 38 : 10; _x; _x--)
+    for (_x = 38; _x; _x--)
     {
         /* burn CPU cycles */
         /* gcc makes it an inc loop - check with objdump for asm timing */
diff --git a/firmware/target/arm/gigabeat/meg-fx/sc606-meg-fx.c b/firmware/target/arm/gigabeat/meg-fx/sc606-meg-fx.c
index d4e061a..f9cb35f 100644
--- a/firmware/target/arm/gigabeat/meg-fx/sc606-meg-fx.c
+++ b/firmware/target/arm/gigabeat/meg-fx/sc606-meg-fx.c
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 /* cycles delayed = 30 + 7 * loops */
 /* 100MHz = 10nS per cycle: LO:1300nS=130:14  HI:600nS=60:9 */
 /* 300MHz = 3.36nS per cycle: LO:1300nS=387:51  HI:600nS=179:21 */
-#define DELAY_LO do{int x;for(x=get_cpu_boost_counter()?51:14;x;x--);} while (0)
-#define DELAY    do{int x;for(x=get_cpu_boost_counter()?35:10;x;x--);} while (0)
-#define DELAY_HI do{int x;for(x=get_cpu_boost_counter()?21: 9;x;x--);} while (0)
+#define DELAY_LO do{int x;for(x=51;x;x--);} while (0)
+#define DELAY    do{int x;for(x=35;x;x--);} while (0)
+#define DELAY_HI do{int x;for(x=21;x;x--);} while (0)