}
        }
 
-       rtc = rtc_device_register(pdev->name, &pdev->dev,
+       rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, pdev->name,
                                  &ds1553_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
        if (IS_ERR(rtc))
                return PTR_ERR(rtc);
        pdata->rtc = rtc;
 
        ret = sysfs_create_bin_file(&pdev->dev.kobj, &ds1553_nvram_attr);
-       if (ret)
-               rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
+
        return ret;
 }
 
        struct rtc_plat_data *pdata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
        sysfs_remove_bin_file(&pdev->dev.kobj, &ds1553_nvram_attr);
-       rtc_device_unregister(pdata->rtc);
        if (pdata->irq > 0)
                writeb(0, pdata->ioaddr + RTC_INTERRUPTS);
        return 0;