diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-m41t94.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-m41t94.c
index 89266c6..cf655a9 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-m41t94.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-m41t94.c
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@
 		return res;
 	}
 
-	rtc = rtc_device_register(m41t94_driver.driver.name,
-		&spi->dev, &m41t94_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
+	rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&spi->dev, m41t94_driver.driver.name,
+					&m41t94_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc))
 		return PTR_ERR(rtc);
 
@@ -136,11 +136,6 @@
 
 static int m41t94_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	struct rtc_device *rtc = spi_get_drvdata(spi);
-
-	if (rtc)
-		rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
-
 	return 0;
 }