diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8523.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8523.c
index 305c9515e5bb4b578b74a2b0ff44bcbbce18d4e6..5c8f8226c8485af61dc6b82b52c56861619a3f52 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8523.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8523.c
@@ -317,11 +317,6 @@ static int pcf8523_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int pcf8523_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct i2c_device_id pcf8523_id[] = {
 	{ "pcf8523", 0 },
 	{ }
@@ -343,7 +338,6 @@ static struct i2c_driver pcf8523_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(pcf8523_of_match),
 	},
 	.probe = pcf8523_probe,
-	.remove = pcf8523_remove,
 	.id_table = pcf8523_id,
 };
 module_i2c_driver(pcf8523_driver);