diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max77686.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max77686.c
index 441c5c2e0bfcadd1f6241b4dd7099e50b7e30c9e..9915cb96014bc96df91952bb67a7786cedc1f4d1 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max77686.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max77686.c
@@ -567,11 +567,6 @@ static int max77686_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int max77686_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void max77686_rtc_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 #ifdef MAX77686_RTC_WTSR_SMPL
@@ -610,7 +605,6 @@ static struct platform_driver max77686_rtc_driver = {
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe		= max77686_rtc_probe,
-	.remove		= max77686_rtc_remove,
 	.shutdown	= max77686_rtc_shutdown,
 	.id_table	= rtc_id,
 };