diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ep93xx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ep93xx.c
index 0dd80ea686a9..6d9fe2cca285 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ep93xx.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ep93xx.c
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ static int ep93xx_rtc_proc(struct device *dev, struct seq_file *seq)
 
 	ep93xx_get_swcomp(dev, &preload, &delete);
 
-	seq_printf(seq, "24hr\t\t: yes\n");
 	seq_printf(seq, "preload\t\t: %d\n", preload);
 	seq_printf(seq, "delete\t\t: %d\n", delete);
 
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t86.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t86.c
index 1fadada42a47..911b27fc8488 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t86.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t86.c
@@ -127,9 +127,6 @@ static int m48t86_rtc_proc(struct device *dev, struct seq_file *seq)
 
 	reg = ops->readb(M48T86_REG_B);
 
-	seq_printf(seq, "24hr\t\t: %s\n",
-		 (reg & M48T86_REG_B_H24) ? "yes" : "no");
-
 	seq_printf(seq, "mode\t\t: %s\n",
 		 (reg & M48T86_REG_B_DM) ? "binary" : "bcd");
 
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.c
index 26feca7caf07..0a7fd0b4685a 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.c
@@ -227,14 +227,7 @@ static int pcf8563_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	return pcf8563_set_datetime(to_i2c_client(dev), tm);
 }
 
-static int pcf8563_rtc_proc(struct device *dev, struct seq_file *seq)
-{
-	seq_printf(seq, "24hr\t\t: yes\n");
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct rtc_class_ops pcf8563_rtc_ops = {
-	.proc		= pcf8563_rtc_proc,
 	.read_time	= pcf8563_rtc_read_time,
 	.set_time	= pcf8563_rtc_set_time,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-proc.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-proc.c
index 90b8a97a0919..cef5f5a3bbf9 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-proc.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-proc.c
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ static int rtc_proc_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 				alrm.pending ? "yes" : "no");
 	}
 
+	seq_printf(seq, "24hr\t\t: yes\n");
+
 	if (ops->proc)
 		ops->proc(class_dev->dev, seq);
 
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c372.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c372.c
index b0aeb96aa5c7..48aecb890272 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c372.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c372.c
@@ -151,9 +151,8 @@ static int rs5c372_rtc_proc(struct device *dev, struct seq_file *seq)
 {
 	int err, osc, trim;
 
-	seq_printf(seq, "24hr\t\t: yes\n");
-
-	if ((err = rs5c372_get_trim(to_i2c_client(dev), &osc, &trim)) == 0) {
+	err = rs5c372_get_trim(to_i2c_client(dev), &osc, &trim);
+	if (err == 0) {
 		seq_printf(seq, "%d.%03d KHz\n", osc / 1000, osc % 1000);
 		seq_printf(seq, "trim\t: %d\n", trim);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-test.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-test.c
index 43d107487820..1bfe212b64a7 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-test.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-test.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ static int test_rtc_proc(struct device *dev, struct seq_file *seq)
 {
 	struct platform_device *plat_dev = to_platform_device(dev);
 
-	seq_printf(seq, "24hr\t\t: yes\n");
 	seq_printf(seq, "test\t\t: yes\n");
 	seq_printf(seq, "id\t\t: %d\n", plat_dev->id);
 
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-x1205.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-x1205.c
index cdf0eba993be..f3573ef7c3f5 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-x1205.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-x1205.c
@@ -451,8 +451,6 @@ static int x1205_rtc_proc(struct device *dev, struct seq_file *seq)
 {
 	int err, dtrim, atrim;
 
-	seq_printf(seq, "24hr\t\t: yes\n");
-
 	if ((err = x1205_get_dtrim(to_i2c_client(dev), &dtrim)) == 0)
 		seq_printf(seq, "digital_trim\t: %d ppm\n", dtrim);