diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c
index 398c96a98fc4eca0e1b5bfce42c780353bd8f329..50e109b78252492d49f6dc0098bb5d9f00b158a1 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c
@@ -353,18 +353,12 @@ static int ds1286_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ds1286_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct platform_driver ds1286_platform_driver = {
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "rtc-ds1286",
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe		= ds1286_probe,
-	.remove		= ds1286_remove,
 };
 
 module_platform_driver(ds1286_platform_driver);