diff --git a/drivers/pps/generators/pps_gen_parport.c b/drivers/pps/generators/pps_gen_parport.c
index b93af3ebb5baa1ece794b9054ca0fbf84563f20e..dcd39fba6ddd1c61a69aa99c7ad4e9f6285252fa 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/generators/pps_gen_parport.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/generators/pps_gen_parport.c
@@ -216,11 +216,6 @@ static void parport_attach(struct parport *port)
 
 	hrtimer_init(&device.timer, CLOCK_REALTIME, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
 	device.timer.function = hrtimer_event;
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
-	/* hrtimer interrupt will run in the interrupt context with this */
-	device.timer.irqsafe = 1;
-#endif
-
 	hrtimer_start(&device.timer, next_intr_time(&device), HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
 
 	return;