diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index d0983ed6c842..a962540faf2e 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -912,8 +912,8 @@ again:
 		timerqueue_del(&rtc->timerqueue, &timer->node);
 		trace_rtc_timer_dequeue(timer);
 		timer->enabled = 0;
-		if (timer->task.func)
-			timer->task.func(timer->task.private_data);
+		if (timer->func)
+			timer->func(timer->private_data);
 
 		trace_rtc_timer_fired(timer);
 		/* Re-add/fwd periodic timers */
@@ -968,8 +968,8 @@ void rtc_timer_init(struct rtc_timer *timer, void (*f)(void *p), void *data)
 {
 	timerqueue_init(&timer->node);
 	timer->enabled = 0;
-	timer->task.func = f;
-	timer->task.private_data = data;
+	timer->func = f;
+	timer->private_data = data;
 }
 
 /* rtc_timer_start - Sets an rtc_timer to fire in the future
diff --git a/include/linux/rtc.h b/include/linux/rtc.h
index bf4d375025d1..6aedc30003e7 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtc.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtc.h
@@ -87,16 +87,11 @@ struct rtc_class_ops {
 	int (*set_offset)(struct device *, long offset);
 };
 
-typedef struct rtc_task {
-	void (*func)(void *private_data);
-	void *private_data;
-} rtc_task_t;
-
-
 struct rtc_timer {
-	struct rtc_task	task;
 	struct timerqueue_node node;
 	ktime_t period;
+	void (*func)(void *private_data);
+	void *private_data;
 	int enabled;
 };