diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
index 2ed07ca6389e591dbbffa016d1438c0c498bfc68..9645c0062a900e2385b63cccdf203f7f82b7f0bb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ static void udbg_init_opal_common(void)
 	udbg_putc = udbg_opal_putc;
 	udbg_getc = udbg_opal_getc;
 	udbg_getc_poll = udbg_opal_getc_poll;
-	tb_ticks_per_usec = 0x200; /* Make udelay not suck */
 }
 
 void __init hvc_opal_init_early(void)