diff --git a/api/mraa/i2c.hpp b/api/mraa/i2c.hpp
index 54303c7..63106f5 100644
--- a/api/mraa/i2c.hpp
+++ b/api/mraa/i2c.hpp
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ class I2c {
          * @param length Size of read in bytes to make
          * @return pointer to std::string
          */
-        std::string read(int length, uint8_t command) {
+        std::string read(int length) {
             uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*) malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * length);
-            mraa_i2c_read(m_i2c, data, command, length);
+            mraa_i2c_read(m_i2c, data, length);
             std::string str((char*)data, length);
             free(data);
             return str;
diff --git a/examples/i2c_HMC5883L.c b/examples/i2c_HMC5883L.c
index 80e3650..dc3cbb6 100644
--- a/examples/i2c_HMC5883L.c
+++ b/examples/i2c_HMC5883L.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         // chosen register
         mraa_i2c_address(i2c, HMC5883L_I2C_ADDR);
         // this call behaves very similarly to the Wire receive() call
-        mraa_i2c_read(i2c, rx_tx_buf, HMC5883L_DATA_REG, DATA_REG_SIZE);
+        mraa_i2c_read(i2c, rx_tx_buf, DATA_REG_SIZE);
 
         x = (rx_tx_buf[HMC5883L_X_MSB_REG] << 8 ) | rx_tx_buf[HMC5883L_X_LSB_REG] ;
         z = (rx_tx_buf[HMC5883L_Z_MSB_REG] << 8 ) | rx_tx_buf[HMC5883L_Z_LSB_REG] ;