diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h
index c090af10ac7d..42d2ae18dab2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ struct x86_cpuinit_ops {
 /**
  * struct x86_platform_ops - platform specific runtime functions
  * @calibrate_tsc:		calibrate TSC
- * @wallclock_init:		init the wallclock device
  * @get_wallclock:		get time from HW clock like RTC etc.
  * @set_wallclock:		set time back to HW clock
  * @is_untracked_pat_range	exclude from PAT logic
@@ -167,7 +166,6 @@ struct x86_cpuinit_ops {
  */
 struct x86_platform_ops {
 	unsigned long (*calibrate_tsc)(void);
-	void (*wallclock_init)(void);
 	unsigned long (*get_wallclock)(void);
 	int (*set_wallclock)(unsigned long nowtime);
 	void (*iommu_shutdown)(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index 366c688d619e..58a07b10812c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -1027,8 +1027,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 
 	x86_init.timers.wallclock_init();
 
-	x86_platform.wallclock_init();
-
 	mcheck_init();
 
 	arch_init_ideal_nops();
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/x86_init.c b/arch/x86/kernel/x86_init.c
index 35c5e543f550..9f3167e891ef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/x86_init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/x86_init.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ void __init x86_init_uint_noop(unsigned int unused) { }
 void __init x86_init_pgd_noop(pgd_t *unused) { }
 int __init iommu_init_noop(void) { return 0; }
 void iommu_shutdown_noop(void) { }
-void wallclock_init_noop(void) { }
 
 /*
  * The platform setup functions are preset with the default functions
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ static int default_i8042_detect(void) { return 1; };
 
 struct x86_platform_ops x86_platform = {
 	.calibrate_tsc			= native_calibrate_tsc,
-	.wallclock_init			= wallclock_init_noop,
 	.get_wallclock			= mach_get_cmos_time,
 	.set_wallclock			= mach_set_rtc_mmss,
 	.iommu_shutdown			= iommu_shutdown_noop,