diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
index 067207afc086..4e7c04e773e0 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
@@ -319,49 +319,7 @@ static int s3c_rtc_proc(struct device *dev, struct seq_file *seq)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int s3c_rtc_open(struct device *dev)
-{
-	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
-	struct rtc_device *rtc_dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = request_irq(s3c_rtc_alarmno, s3c_rtc_alarmirq,
-			  IRQF_DISABLED,  "s3c2410-rtc alarm", rtc_dev);
-
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "IRQ%d error %d\n", s3c_rtc_alarmno, ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = request_irq(s3c_rtc_tickno, s3c_rtc_tickirq,
-			  IRQF_DISABLED,  "s3c2410-rtc tick", rtc_dev);
-
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "IRQ%d error %d\n", s3c_rtc_tickno, ret);
-		goto tick_err;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-
- tick_err:
-	free_irq(s3c_rtc_alarmno, rtc_dev);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static void s3c_rtc_release(struct device *dev)
-{
-	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
-	struct rtc_device *rtc_dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
-	/* do not clear AIE here, it may be needed for wake */
-
-	free_irq(s3c_rtc_alarmno, rtc_dev);
-	free_irq(s3c_rtc_tickno, rtc_dev);
-}
-
 static const struct rtc_class_ops s3c_rtcops = {
-	.open		= s3c_rtc_open,
-	.release	= s3c_rtc_release,
 	.read_time	= s3c_rtc_gettime,
 	.set_time	= s3c_rtc_settime,
 	.read_alarm	= s3c_rtc_getalarm,
@@ -425,6 +383,9 @@ static int __devexit s3c_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	struct rtc_device *rtc = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
 
+	free_irq(s3c_rtc_alarmno, rtc);
+	free_irq(s3c_rtc_tickno, rtc);
+
 	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 	rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
 
@@ -548,10 +509,32 @@ static int __devinit s3c_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	s3c_rtc_setfreq(&pdev->dev, 1);
 
+	ret = request_irq(s3c_rtc_alarmno, s3c_rtc_alarmirq,
+			  IRQF_DISABLED,  "s3c2410-rtc alarm", rtc);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "IRQ%d error %d\n", s3c_rtc_alarmno, ret);
+		goto err_alarm_irq;
+	}
+
+	ret = request_irq(s3c_rtc_tickno, s3c_rtc_tickirq,
+			  IRQF_DISABLED,  "s3c2410-rtc tick", rtc);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "IRQ%d error %d\n", s3c_rtc_tickno, ret);
+		free_irq(s3c_rtc_alarmno, rtc);
+		goto err_tick_irq;
+	}
+
 	clk_disable(rtc_clk);
 
 	return 0;
 
+ err_tick_irq:
+	free_irq(s3c_rtc_alarmno, rtc);
+
+ err_alarm_irq:
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
+	rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
+
  err_nortc:
 	s3c_rtc_enable(pdev, 0);
 	clk_disable(rtc_clk);