diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45.c
index 042f7c623c8f1e8303b54fde629f12a601957d71..dcd867143c7592123f417eb232a7781fe0fbd2b9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45.c
@@ -35,13 +35,7 @@ static void __init at91sam9g45_initialize(void)
 	at91_sysirq_mask_rtt(AT91SAM9G45_BASE_RTT);
 }
 
-static void __init at91sam9g45_init_time(void)
-{
-	at91sam926x_pit_init(NR_IRQS_LEGACY + AT91_ID_SYS);
-}
-
 AT91_SOC_START(at91sam9g45)
 	.map_io = at91sam9g45_map_io,
 	.init = at91sam9g45_initialize,
-	.init_time = at91sam9g45_init_time,
 AT91_SOC_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl.c
index 97efb2ef9fb4449a797373dbc4d5c6d1ac81cd24..f25b9aec9c50fd6c297876f3b755816ef9342c4e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl.c
@@ -47,13 +47,7 @@ static void __init at91sam9rl_initialize(void)
 	at91_sysirq_mask_rtt(AT91SAM9RL_BASE_RTT);
 }
 
-static void __init at91sam9rl_init_time(void)
-{
-	at91sam926x_pit_init(NR_IRQS_LEGACY + AT91_ID_SYS);
-}
-
 AT91_SOC_START(at91sam9rl)
 	.map_io = at91sam9rl_map_io,
 	.init = at91sam9rl_initialize,
-	.init_time = at91sam9rl_init_time,
 AT91_SOC_END