diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/time.c b/arch/sh/kernel/time.c
index 953fa1613312..8a0072de2bcc 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/time.c
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ static int null_rtc_set_time(const time_t secs)
 void (*rtc_sh_get_time)(struct timespec *) = null_rtc_get_time;
 int (*rtc_sh_set_time)(const time_t) = null_rtc_set_time;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
 void read_persistent_clock(struct timespec *ts)
 {
 	rtc_sh_get_time(ts);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
 int update_persistent_clock(struct timespec now)
 {
 	return rtc_sh_set_time(now.tv_sec);
@@ -113,9 +113,5 @@ void __init time_init(void)
 	hwblk_init();
 	clk_init();
 
-	rtc_sh_get_time(&xtime);
-	set_normalized_timespec(&wall_to_monotonic,
-				-xtime.tv_sec, -xtime.tv_nsec);
-
 	late_time_init = sh_late_time_init;
 }