diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c
index 6a3fcfe3b0e7..6ce8a997cf51 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c
@@ -538,15 +538,14 @@ static int ds1511_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	rtc = rtc_device_register(pdev->name, &pdev->dev, &ds1511_rtc_ops,
-		THIS_MODULE);
+	rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, pdev->name, &ds1511_rtc_ops,
+					THIS_MODULE);
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc))
 		return PTR_ERR(rtc);
 	pdata->rtc = rtc;
 
 	ret = sysfs_create_bin_file(&pdev->dev.kobj, &ds1511_nvram_attr);
-	if (ret)
-		rtc_device_unregister(pdata->rtc);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -555,7 +554,6 @@ static int ds1511_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct rtc_plat_data *pdata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	sysfs_remove_bin_file(&pdev->dev.kobj, &ds1511_nvram_attr);
-	rtc_device_unregister(pdata->rtc);
 	if (pdata->irq > 0) {
 		/*
 		 * disable the alarm interrupt