diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1302.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1302.c
index 7d4c2b44d603..d13954346286 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1302.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1302.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int __init ds1302_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	rtc = rtc_device_register("ds1302", &pdev->dev,
+	rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, "ds1302",
 					   &ds1302_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc))
 		return PTR_ERR(rtc);
@@ -236,9 +236,6 @@ static int __init ds1302_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int __exit ds1302_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct rtc_device *rtc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
-	rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	return 0;