diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-bq32k.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-bq32k.c
index fea78bc713ca..c74bf0dc52cc 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-bq32k.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-bq32k.c
@@ -163,11 +163,6 @@ static int bq32k_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int bq32k_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct i2c_device_id bq32k_id[] = {
 	{ "bq32000", 0 },
 	{ }
@@ -180,7 +175,6 @@ static struct i2c_driver bq32k_driver = {
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe		= bq32k_probe,
-	.remove		= bq32k_remove,
 	.id_table	= bq32k_id,
 };