diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.c
index c293d0cdb104..5dc1c7941199 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.c
@@ -637,7 +637,6 @@ static int __devinit ds1307_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	ds1307->client	= client;
 	ds1307->type	= id->driver_data;
-	ds1307->offset	= 0;
 
 	buf = ds1307->regs;
 	if (i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK)) {