diff --git a/drivers/mfd/ucb1x00-ts.c b/drivers/mfd/ucb1x00-ts.c
index ce1a48108210d38f645d34caa1273ad4d0acd60d..b023eae3c3ec30518e278ac24173ed077874e13a 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/ucb1x00-ts.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/ucb1x00-ts.c
@@ -208,16 +208,7 @@ static int ucb1x00_thread(void *_ts)
 	struct ucb1x00_ts *ts = _ts;
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, tsk);
-	int valid;
-
-	/*
-	 * We could run as a real-time thread.  However, thus far
-	 * this doesn't seem to be necessary.
-	 */
-//	tsk->policy = SCHED_FIFO;
-//	tsk->rt_priority = 1;
-
-	valid = 0;
+	int valid = 0;
 
 	add_wait_queue(&ts->irq_wait, &wait);
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {