diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am33xx-l4.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am33xx-l4.dtsi
index b88d0caa4b2d..ea20e4bdf040 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am33xx-l4.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am33xx-l4.dtsi
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@
 
 		target-module@3e000 {			/* 0x44e3e000, ap 35 60.0 */
 			compatible = "ti,sysc-omap4-simple", "ti,sysc";
-			ti,hwmods = "rtc";
 			reg = <0x3e074 0x4>,
 			      <0x3e078 0x4>;
 			reg-names = "rev", "sysc";
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am437x-l4.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am437x-l4.dtsi
index 3d393fe252c6..8a67bb29e3b7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am437x-l4.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am437x-l4.dtsi
@@ -409,9 +409,8 @@
 			ranges = <0x0 0x39000 0x1000>;
 		};
 
-		target-module@3e000 {			/* 0x44e3e000, ap 34 60.0 */
+		rtc_target: target-module@3e000 {	/* 0x44e3e000, ap 34 60.0 */
 			compatible = "ti,sysc-omap4-simple", "ti,sysc";
-			ti,hwmods = "rtc";
 			reg = <0x3e074 0x4>,
 			      <0x3e078 0x4>;
 			reg-names = "rev", "sysc";
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am43x-epos-evm.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am43x-epos-evm.dts
index de4fc78498a0..7f3faa36a5e4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am43x-epos-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am43x-epos-evm.dts
@@ -833,6 +833,10 @@
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
+&rtc_target {
+	status = "disabled";
+};
+
 &tscadc {
 	status = "okay";
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_common_data.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_common_data.h
index 5f4ab24dd60d..e29841072287 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_common_data.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_common_data.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ extern struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if am33xx_mpu__prcm;
 extern struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if am33xx_l3_s__l3_main;
 extern struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if am33xx_gfx__l3_main;
 extern struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if am33xx_l3_main__gfx;
-extern struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if am33xx_l4_wkup__rtc;
 extern struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if am33xx_l3_s__gpmc;
 extern struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if am33xx_l4_ls__timer2;
 extern struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if am33xx_l3_main__ocmc;
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ extern struct omap_hwmod am33xx_ocmcram_hwmod;
 extern struct omap_hwmod am33xx_smartreflex0_hwmod;
 extern struct omap_hwmod am33xx_smartreflex1_hwmod;
 extern struct omap_hwmod am33xx_gpmc_hwmod;
-extern struct omap_hwmod am33xx_rtc_hwmod;
 
 extern struct omap_hwmod_class am33xx_emif_hwmod_class;
 extern struct omap_hwmod_class am33xx_l4_hwmod_class;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_interconnect_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_interconnect_data.c
index b389d6589c32..a131bf231bb0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_interconnect_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_interconnect_data.c
@@ -90,14 +90,6 @@ struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if am33xx_l3_main__gfx = {
 	.user		= OCP_USER_MPU | OCP_USER_SDMA,
 };
 
-/* l4 wkup -> rtc */
-struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if am33xx_l4_wkup__rtc = {
-	.master		= &am33xx_l4_wkup_hwmod,
-	.slave		= &am33xx_rtc_hwmod,
-	.clk		= "clkdiv32k_ick",
-	.user		= OCP_USER_MPU,
-};
-
 /* l3s cfg -> gpmc */
 struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if am33xx_l3_s__gpmc = {
 	.master		= &am33xx_l3_s_hwmod,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_ipblock_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_ipblock_data.c
index 4b3cd590fb52..f9ac2ead9815 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_ipblock_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_ipblock_data.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #define CLKCTRL(oh, clkctrl) ((oh).prcm.omap4.clkctrl_offs = (clkctrl))
 #define RSTCTRL(oh, rstctrl) ((oh).prcm.omap4.rstctrl_offs = (rstctrl))
 #define RSTST(oh, rstst) ((oh).prcm.omap4.rstst_offs = (rstst))
-#define PRCM_FLAGS(oh, flag) ((oh).prcm.omap4.flags = (flag))
 
 /*
  * 'l3' class
@@ -274,47 +273,12 @@ struct omap_hwmod am33xx_gpmc_hwmod = {
 	},
 };
 
-
-/*
- * 'rtc' class
- * rtc subsystem
- */
-static struct omap_hwmod_class_sysconfig am33xx_rtc_sysc = {
-	.rev_offs	= 0x0074,
-	.sysc_offs	= 0x0078,
-	.sysc_flags	= SYSC_HAS_SIDLEMODE,
-	.idlemodes	= (SIDLE_FORCE | SIDLE_NO |
-			  SIDLE_SMART | SIDLE_SMART_WKUP),
-	.sysc_fields	= &omap_hwmod_sysc_type3,
-};
-
-static struct omap_hwmod_class am33xx_rtc_hwmod_class = {
-	.name		= "rtc",
-	.sysc		= &am33xx_rtc_sysc,
-	.unlock		= &omap_hwmod_rtc_unlock,
-	.lock		= &omap_hwmod_rtc_lock,
-};
-
-struct omap_hwmod am33xx_rtc_hwmod = {
-	.name		= "rtc",
-	.class		= &am33xx_rtc_hwmod_class,
-	.clkdm_name	= "l4_rtc_clkdm",
-	.main_clk	= "clk_32768_ck",
-	.prcm		= {
-		.omap4	= {
-			.modulemode	= MODULEMODE_SWCTRL,
-		},
-	},
-};
-
 static void omap_hwmod_am33xx_clkctrl(void)
 {
 	CLKCTRL(am33xx_smartreflex0_hwmod,
 		AM33XX_CM_WKUP_SMARTREFLEX0_CLKCTRL_OFFSET);
 	CLKCTRL(am33xx_smartreflex1_hwmod,
 		AM33XX_CM_WKUP_SMARTREFLEX1_CLKCTRL_OFFSET);
-	CLKCTRL(am33xx_rtc_hwmod, AM33XX_CM_RTC_RTC_CLKCTRL_OFFSET);
-	PRCM_FLAGS(am33xx_rtc_hwmod, HWMOD_OMAP4_ZERO_CLKCTRL_OFFSET);
 	CLKCTRL(am33xx_gpmc_hwmod, AM33XX_CM_PER_GPMC_CLKCTRL_OFFSET);
 	CLKCTRL(am33xx_l4_ls_hwmod, AM33XX_CM_PER_L4LS_CLKCTRL_OFFSET);
 	CLKCTRL(am33xx_l4_wkup_hwmod, AM33XX_CM_WKUP_L4WKUP_CLKCTRL_OFFSET);
@@ -343,7 +307,6 @@ static void omap_hwmod_am43xx_clkctrl(void)
 		AM43XX_CM_WKUP_SMARTREFLEX0_CLKCTRL_OFFSET);
 	CLKCTRL(am33xx_smartreflex1_hwmod,
 		AM43XX_CM_WKUP_SMARTREFLEX1_CLKCTRL_OFFSET);
-	CLKCTRL(am33xx_rtc_hwmod, AM43XX_CM_RTC_RTC_CLKCTRL_OFFSET);
 	CLKCTRL(am33xx_gpmc_hwmod, AM43XX_CM_PER_GPMC_CLKCTRL_OFFSET);
 	CLKCTRL(am33xx_l4_ls_hwmod, AM43XX_CM_PER_L4LS_CLKCTRL_OFFSET);
 	CLKCTRL(am33xx_l4_wkup_hwmod, AM43XX_CM_WKUP_L4WKUP_CLKCTRL_OFFSET);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c
index 3cf9c4c90b18..c95c9b2276ca 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_data.c
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *am33xx_hwmod_ocp_ifs[] __initdata = {
 	&am33xx_l4_wkup__control,
 	&am33xx_l4_wkup__smartreflex0,
 	&am33xx_l4_wkup__smartreflex1,
-	&am33xx_l4_wkup__rtc,
 	&am33xx_l3_s__gpmc,
 	&am33xx_l3_main__ocmc,
 	NULL,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_43xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_43xx_data.c
index b88d12de68a2..62fe18fefb1d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_43xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_43xx_data.c
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *am43xx_hwmod_ocp_ifs[] __initdata = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *am43xx_rtc_hwmod_ocp_ifs[] __initdata = {
-	&am33xx_l4_wkup__rtc,
-	NULL,
-};
-
 int __init am43xx_hwmod_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -170,8 +165,5 @@ int __init am43xx_hwmod_init(void)
 	omap_hwmod_init();
 	ret = omap_hwmod_register_links(am43xx_hwmod_ocp_ifs);
 
-	if (!ret && of_machine_is_compatible("ti,am4372"))
-		ret = omap_hwmod_register_links(am43xx_rtc_hwmod_ocp_ifs);
-
 	return ret;
 }