diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-lp8788.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-lp8788.c
index 76a82dc9e502974082bacd75e06604b86176cd5d..4ff6c73253b3230abc365b496d47f32fae6e2f1e 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-lp8788.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-lp8788.c
@@ -312,14 +312,8 @@ static int lp8788_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int lp8788_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct platform_driver lp8788_rtc_driver = {
 	.probe = lp8788_rtc_probe,
-	.remove = lp8788_rtc_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = LP8788_DEV_RTC,
 		.owner = THIS_MODULE,