diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/timer.c
index e51064343553..be1ad70fe404 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/timer.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ void __init shmobile_earlytimer_init(void)
 
 static void __init shmobile_timer_init(void)
 {
-	shmobile_earlytimer_init();
 }
 
 struct sys_timer shmobile_timer = {