diff --git a/drivers/rtc/ds1307.c b/drivers/rtc/ds1307.c
index 5df15c7fd6c6846dba9c1a10a567663734ca22fc..5e74b93b72bcd316ed24a0713a0513521b5c7ba0 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/ds1307.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/ds1307.c
@@ -184,25 +184,8 @@ int rtc_set (struct rtc_time *tmp)
  */
 void rtc_reset (void)
 {
-	struct rtc_time tmp;
-
 	rtc_write (RTC_SEC_REG_ADDR, 0x00);	/* clearing Clock Halt	*/
 	rtc_write (RTC_CTL_REG_ADDR, RTC_CTL_BIT_SQWE | RTC_CTL_BIT_RS1 | RTC_CTL_BIT_RS0);
-
-	tmp.tm_year = 1970;
-	tmp.tm_mon = 1;
-	tmp.tm_mday= 1;
-	tmp.tm_hour = 0;
-	tmp.tm_min = 0;
-	tmp.tm_sec = 0;
-
-	rtc_set(&tmp);
-
-	printf ( "RTC:   %4d-%02d-%02d %2d:%02d:%02d UTC\n",
-		tmp.tm_year, tmp.tm_mon, tmp.tm_mday,
-		tmp.tm_hour, tmp.tm_min, tmp.tm_sec);
-
-	return;
 }
 
 
@@ -321,14 +304,6 @@ read_rtc:
 static int ds1307_rtc_reset(struct udevice *dev)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct rtc_time tmp = {
-		.tm_year = 1970,
-		.tm_mon = 1,
-		.tm_mday = 1,
-		.tm_hour = 0,
-		.tm_min = 0,
-		.tm_sec = 0,
-	};
 
 	/* clear Clock Halt */
 	ret = dm_i2c_reg_write(dev, RTC_SEC_REG_ADDR, 0x00);
@@ -340,14 +315,6 @@ static int ds1307_rtc_reset(struct udevice *dev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = ds1307_rtc_set(dev, &tmp);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	debug("RTC:   %4d-%02d-%02d %2d:%02d:%02d UTC\n",
-	      tmp.tm_year, tmp.tm_mon, tmp.tm_mday,
-	      tmp.tm_hour, tmp.tm_min, tmp.tm_sec);
-
 	return 0;
 }