diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8025.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8025.c
index 340133a5d90777c152985ce308a7e7422014366e..f9b86b92943ff499292e9c20ad9e35e416c349bf 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8025.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8025.c
@@ -547,7 +547,6 @@ static int rx8025_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		}
 	}
 
-	rx8025->rtc->irq_freq = 1;
 	rx8025->rtc->max_user_freq = 1;
 
 	err = rx8025_sysfs_register(&client->dev);