diff --git a/tasmota/support.ino b/tasmota/support.ino
index b94161c33..0840bf5cf 100644
--- a/tasmota/support.ino
+++ b/tasmota/support.ino
@@ -2004,22 +2004,19 @@ bool I2cBegin(int sda, int scl, uint32_t frequency) {
   Wire.begin(sda, scl);
 #endif
 #ifdef ESP32
+#if ESP_IDF_VERSION_MAJOR > 3  // Core 2.x uses a different I2C library
+  static bool reinit = false;
+  if (reinit) { Wire.end(); }
+#endif  // ESP_IDF_VERSION_MAJOR > 3
   result = Wire.begin(sda, scl, frequency);
+#if ESP_IDF_VERSION_MAJOR > 3  // Core 2.x uses a different I2C library
+  reinit = result;
+#endif  // ESP_IDF_VERSION_MAJOR > 3
 #endif
 //  AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, PSTR("I2C: Bus1 %d"), result);
   return result;
 }
 
-bool I2cEnd(void) {
-  bool result = true;
-#ifdef ESP32
-#if ESP_IDF_VERSION_MAJOR > 3
-  result = Wire.end();
-#endif
-#endif
-  return result;
-}
-
 #ifdef ESP32
 bool I2c2Begin(int sda, int scl, uint32_t frequency = 100000);
 bool I2c2Begin(int sda, int scl, uint32_t frequency) {
diff --git a/tasmota/xsns_07_sht1x.ino b/tasmota/xsns_07_sht1x.ino
index d9ff9639f..5b5419648 100644
--- a/tasmota/xsns_07_sht1x.ino
+++ b/tasmota/xsns_07_sht1x.ino
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ void ShtDetect(void)
     sht_type = 1;
     AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, PSTR(D_LOG_I2C D_SHT1X_FOUND));
   } else {
-    I2cEnd();
     I2cBegin(sht_sda_pin, sht_scl_pin);
     sht_type = 0;
   }