diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
index 714964913e5eb37d9c9dff9f0f346bbe6d41d5e7..b3466c491cd35cbbd93a64df0f1dbcf070c84e6c 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ static void s3c_rtc_release(struct device *dev)
 
 	/* do not clear AIE here, it may be needed for wake */
 
-	s3c_rtc_setpie(dev, 0);
 	free_irq(s3c_rtc_alarmno, rtc_dev);
 	free_irq(s3c_rtc_tickno, rtc_dev);
 }
@@ -408,7 +407,6 @@ static int __devexit s3c_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 	rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
 
-	s3c_rtc_setpie(&dev->dev, 0);
 	s3c_rtc_setaie(&dev->dev, 0);
 
 	clk_disable(rtc_clk);