diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/time.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/time.c
index 5248abe334d23f6966ea63f2c0a8462f69878261..6f91fd2d061ab0b9dc5062d5db3c551e03f6198e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/time.c
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@
 #include <asm/arch/pxa-regs.h>
 
 
-static inline unsigned long pxa_get_rtc_time(void)
-{
-	return RCNR;
-}
-
 static int pxa_set_rtc(void)
 {
 	unsigned long current_time = xtime.tv_sec;
@@ -122,10 +117,6 @@ static void __init pxa_timer_init(void)
 
 	set_rtc = pxa_set_rtc;
 
-	tv.tv_nsec = 0;
-	tv.tv_sec = pxa_get_rtc_time();
-	do_settimeofday(&tv);
-
 	OIER = 0;		/* disable any timer interrupts */
 	OSSR = 0xf;		/* clear status on all timers */
 	setup_irq(IRQ_OST0, &pxa_timer_irq);