diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rk808.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rk808.c
index 35c9aada07c8..e40f35d1ced3 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rk808.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rk808.c
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ static int rk808_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct rk808 *rk808 = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
 	struct rk808_rtc *rk808_rtc;
-	struct rtc_time tm;
 	int ret;
 
 	rk808_rtc = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*rk808_rtc), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -404,16 +403,6 @@ static int rk808_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* set init time */
-	ret = rk808_rtc_readtime(&pdev->dev, &tm);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to read RTC time\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-	ret = rtc_valid_tm(&tm);
-	if (ret)
-		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "invalid date/time\n");
-
 	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 1);
 
 	rk808_rtc->rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, "rk808-rtc",