diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c
index 7f9ee559dd996a339b42625c7c470580ec7a8eba..323ff55cc16564833d75ed4b0fa682642ad4fc0f 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c
@@ -583,9 +583,7 @@ static int rtc_pinconf_get(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 	u32 val;
 	u16 arg = 0;
 
-	rtc->type->unlock(rtc);
 	val = rtc_readl(rtc, OMAP_RTC_PMIC_REG);
-	rtc->type->lock(rtc);
 
 	switch (param) {
 	case PIN_CONFIG_INPUT_ENABLE:
@@ -615,9 +613,7 @@ static int rtc_pinconf_set(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 	u32 param_val;
 	int i;
 
-	rtc->type->unlock(rtc);
 	val = rtc_readl(rtc, OMAP_RTC_PMIC_REG);
-	rtc->type->lock(rtc);
 
 	/* active low by default */
 	val |= OMAP_RTC_PMIC_EXT_WKUP_POL(pin);