diff --git a/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Wire/utility/twi.c b/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Wire/utility/twi.c
index 201d7d1bbbf..c6d6493d2e6 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Wire/utility/twi.c
+++ b/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Wire/utility/twi.c
@@ -464,8 +464,6 @@ ISR(TWI_vect)
       if(twi_rxBufferIndex < TWI_BUFFER_LENGTH){
         twi_rxBuffer[twi_rxBufferIndex] = '\0';
       }
-      // sends ack and stops interface for clock stretching
-      twi_stop();
       // callback to user defined callback
       twi_onSlaveReceive(twi_rxBuffer, twi_rxBufferIndex);
       // since we submit rx buffer to "wire" library, we can reset it