diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/rtc.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/rtc.h
index 52b0c2dba979..f7b010d48af7 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/rtc.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/rtc.h
@@ -6,17 +6,6 @@ extern void (*board_time_init)(void);
 extern void (*rtc_sh_get_time)(struct timespec *);
 extern int (*rtc_sh_set_time)(const time_t);
 
-/* some dummy definitions */
-#define RTC_BATT_BAD 0x100	/* battery bad */
-#define RTC_SQWE 0x08		/* enable square-wave output */
-#define RTC_DM_BINARY 0x04	/* all time/date values are BCD if clear */
-#define RTC_24H 0x02		/* 24 hour mode - else hours bit 7 means pm */
-#define RTC_DST_EN 0x01	        /* auto switch DST - works f. USA only */
-
-struct rtc_time;
-unsigned int get_rtc_time(struct rtc_time *);
-int set_rtc_time(struct rtc_time *);
-
 #define RTC_CAP_4_DIGIT_YEAR	(1 << 0)
 
 struct sh_rtc_platform_info {
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/time.c b/arch/sh/kernel/time.c
index d6d0a986c6e9..a4a7862b489a 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/time.c
@@ -50,27 +50,31 @@ int update_persistent_clock(struct timespec now)
 }
 #endif
 
-unsigned int get_rtc_time(struct rtc_time *tm)
+static int rtc_generic_get_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 {
-	if (rtc_sh_get_time != null_rtc_get_time) {
-		struct timespec tv;
+	struct timespec tv;
 
-		rtc_sh_get_time(&tv);
-		rtc_time_to_tm(tv.tv_sec, tm);
-	}
-
-	return RTC_24H;
+	rtc_sh_get_time(&tv);
+	rtc_time_to_tm(tv.tv_sec, tm);
+	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_rtc_time);
 
-int set_rtc_time(struct rtc_time *tm)
+static int rtc_generic_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 {
 	unsigned long secs;
 
 	rtc_tm_to_time(tm, &secs);
-	return rtc_sh_set_time(secs);
+	if ((rtc_sh_set_time == null_rtc_set_time) ||
+	    (rtc_sh_set_time(secs) < 0))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_rtc_time);
+
+static const struct rtc_class_ops rtc_generic_ops = {
+	.read_time = rtc_generic_get_time,
+	.set_time = rtc_generic_set_time,
+};
 
 static int __init rtc_generic_init(void)
 {
@@ -79,7 +83,10 @@ static int __init rtc_generic_init(void)
 	if (rtc_sh_get_time == null_rtc_get_time)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	pdev = platform_device_register_simple("rtc-generic", -1, NULL, 0);
+	pdev = platform_device_register_data(NULL, "rtc-generic", -1,
+					     &rtc_generic_ops,
+					     sizeof(rtc_generic_ops));
+
 
 	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(pdev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-generic.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-generic.c
index d726c6aa96a8..3958e87a05fa 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-generic.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-generic.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/rtc.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_M68K) || defined(CONFIG_PARISC) || \
-    defined(CONFIG_PPC) || defined(CONFIG_SUPERH32)
+    defined(CONFIG_PPC)
 #include <asm/rtc.h>
 
 static int generic_get_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)