diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-em3027.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-em3027.c
index f6c24ce35d36..3f9eb57d0486 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-em3027.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-em3027.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int em3027_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	rtc = rtc_device_register(em3027_driver.driver.name, &client->dev,
+	rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&client->dev, em3027_driver.driver.name,
 				  &em3027_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc))
 		return PTR_ERR(rtc);
@@ -133,11 +133,6 @@ static int em3027_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 static int em3027_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
-	struct rtc_device *rtc = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-
-	if (rtc)
-		rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
-
 	return 0;
 }