diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
index 3ee961529b5b..7cc8f73a3fe8 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ static int s3c_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (info->data->needs_src_clk)
 		clk_unprepare(info->rtc_src_clk);
 	clk_unprepare(info->rtc_clk);
-	info->rtc_clk = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
 }