struct ds3232 *ds3232 = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        int control;
        int ret;
-       u8 buf[4];
 
        mutex_lock(&ds3232->mutex);
 
-       ret = regmap_bulk_read(ds3232->regmap, DS3232_REG_ALARM1, buf, 4);
-       if (ret)
-               goto unlock;
-
-       buf[0] = bcd2bin(buf[0]) < 0 || (ds3232->rtc->irq_data & RTC_UF) ?
-                                                               0x80 : buf[0];
-       buf[1] = bcd2bin(buf[1]) < 0 || (ds3232->rtc->irq_data & RTC_UF) ?
-                                                               0x80 : buf[1];
-       buf[2] = bcd2bin(buf[2]) < 0 || (ds3232->rtc->irq_data & RTC_UF) ?
-                                                               0x80 : buf[2];
-       buf[3] = bcd2bin(buf[3]) < 0 || (ds3232->rtc->irq_data & RTC_UF) ?
-                                                               0x80 : buf[3];
-
-       ret = regmap_bulk_write(ds3232->regmap, DS3232_REG_ALARM1, buf, 4);
-       if (ret)
-               goto unlock;
-
        ret = regmap_read(ds3232->regmap, DS3232_REG_CR, &control);
        if (ret)
                goto unlock;
 
-       if (enabled || (ds3232->rtc->irq_data & RTC_UF))
+       if (enabled)
                /* enable alarm1 interrupt */
                control |= DS3232_REG_CR_A1IE;
        else