diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rp5c01.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rp5c01.c
index 873c689f01c3..89d073679267 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rp5c01.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rp5c01.c
@@ -251,21 +251,15 @@ static int __init rp5c01_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 
 	rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&dev->dev, "rtc-rp5c01", &rp5c01_rtc_ops,
 				  THIS_MODULE);
-	if (IS_ERR(rtc)) {
-		error = PTR_ERR(rtc);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(rtc))
+		return PTR_ERR(rtc);
 	priv->rtc = rtc;
 
 	error = sysfs_create_bin_file(&dev->dev.kobj, &priv->nvram_attr);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		return error;
 
 	return 0;
-
-out:
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
-	return error;
 }
 
 static int __exit rp5c01_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *dev)