1 files changed, 1 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/time.c b/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/time.c
index 2c64a0b0502e..5d02e95dede3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-footbridge/time.c
@@ -34,27 +34,12 @@ static int rtc_base;
 static unsigned long __init get_isa_cmos_time(void)
 {
         unsigned int year, mon, day, hour, min, sec;
-        int i;
 
         // check to see if the RTC makes sense.....
         if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & RTC_VRT) == 0)
                 return mktime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0);
 
-        /* The Linux interpretation of the CMOS clock register contents:
-         * When the Update-In-Progress (UIP) flag goes from 1 to 0, the
-         * RTC registers show the second which has precisely just started.
-         * Let's hope other operating systems interpret the RTC the same way.
-         */
-        /* read RTC exactly on falling edge of update flag */
-        for (i = 0 ; i < 1000000 ; i++) /* may take up to 1 second... */
-                if (CMOS_READ(RTC_FREQ_SELECT) & RTC_UIP)
-                        break;
-
-        for (i = 0 ; i < 1000000 ; i++) /* must try at least 2.228 ms */
-                if (!(CMOS_READ(RTC_FREQ_SELECT) & RTC_UIP))
-                        break;
-
-        do { /* Isn't this overkill ? UIP above should guarantee consistency */
+        do {
                 sec  = CMOS_READ(RTC_SECONDS);
                 min  = CMOS_READ(RTC_MINUTES);
                 hour = CMOS_READ(RTC_HOURS);