diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8581.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8581.c
index 07f3037b18f4c640b69f67abdf8f5360d72fe403..00b0eb7fe166ec29ada4eb2f0020c0fcf00fb254 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8581.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8581.c
@@ -251,11 +251,6 @@ static int rx8581_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rx8581_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct i2c_device_id rx8581_id[] = {
 	{ "rx8581", 0 },
 	{ }
@@ -268,7 +263,6 @@ static struct i2c_driver rx8581_driver = {
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe		= rx8581_probe,
-	.remove		= rx8581_remove,
 	.id_table	= rx8581_id,
 };