diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-starfire.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-starfire.c
index db7d076..987b5ec 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-starfire.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-starfire.c
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@
 
 static int __init starfire_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct rtc_device *rtc = rtc_device_register("starfire", &pdev->dev,
-				     &starfire_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
+	struct rtc_device *rtc;
+
+	rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, "starfire",
+				&starfire_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc))
 		return PTR_ERR(rtc);
 
@@ -51,10 +53,6 @@
 
 static int __exit starfire_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct rtc_device *rtc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
-	rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
-
 	return 0;
 }