diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c
index b112178e8185..314b062a15de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/mc146818rtc.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
-#include <linux/pnp.h>
 
 #include <asm/vsyscall.h>
 #include <asm/x86_init.h>
@@ -134,19 +133,6 @@ static struct platform_device rtc_device = {
 
 static __init int add_rtc_cmos(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PNP
-	static const char * const ids[] __initconst =
-	    { "PNP0b00", "PNP0b01", "PNP0b02", };
-	struct pnp_dev *dev;
-	int i;
-
-	pnp_for_each_dev(dev) {
-		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ids); i++) {
-			if (compare_pnp_id(dev->id, ids[i]) != 0)
-				return 0;
-		}
-	}
-#endif
 	if (cmos_rtc_platform_device_present)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -154,8 +140,7 @@ static __init int add_rtc_cmos(void)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	platform_device_register(&rtc_device);
-	dev_info(&rtc_device.dev,
-		 "registered platform RTC device (no PNP device found)\n");
+	dev_info(&rtc_device.dev, "registered fallback platform RTC device\n");
 
 	return 0;
 }