diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t35.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t35.c
index 37444246e5e4..25678d4ee3b5 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t35.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t35.c
@@ -180,18 +180,12 @@ static int m48t35_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int m48t35_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct platform_driver m48t35_platform_driver = {
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "rtc-m48t35",
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe		= m48t35_probe,
-	.remove		= m48t35_remove,
 };
 
 module_platform_driver(m48t35_platform_driver);