diff --git a/kernel/time.c b/kernel/time.c
index 2e2e469..2ef4fe2 100644
--- a/kernel/time.c
+++ b/kernel/time.c
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@
 	write_seqlock_irq(&xtime_lock);
 	wall_to_monotonic.tv_sec -= sys_tz.tz_minuteswest * 60;
 	xtime.tv_sec += sys_tz.tz_minuteswest * 60;
-	update_xtime_cache(0);
 	write_sequnlock_irq(&xtime_lock);
 	clock_was_set();
 }
diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 5fdd78e..96b3f0d 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -164,13 +164,6 @@
 /* flag for if timekeeping is suspended */
 int __read_mostly timekeeping_suspended;
 
-static struct timespec xtime_cache __attribute__ ((aligned (16)));
-void update_xtime_cache(u64 nsec)
-{
-	xtime_cache = xtime;
-	timespec_add_ns(&xtime_cache, nsec);
-}
-
 /* must hold xtime_lock */
 void timekeeping_leap_insert(int leapsecond)
 {
@@ -331,8 +324,6 @@
 
 	xtime = *tv;
 
-	update_xtime_cache(0);
-
 	timekeeper.ntp_error = 0;
 	ntp_clear();
 
@@ -547,7 +538,6 @@
 	}
 	set_normalized_timespec(&wall_to_monotonic,
 				-boot.tv_sec, -boot.tv_nsec);
-	update_xtime_cache(0);
 	total_sleep_time.tv_sec = 0;
 	total_sleep_time.tv_nsec = 0;
 	write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&xtime_lock, flags);
@@ -581,7 +571,6 @@
 		wall_to_monotonic = timespec_sub(wall_to_monotonic, ts);
 		total_sleep_time = timespec_add_safe(total_sleep_time, ts);
 	}
-	update_xtime_cache(0);
 	/* re-base the last cycle value */
 	timekeeper.clock->cycle_last = timekeeper.clock->read(timekeeper.clock);
 	timekeeper.ntp_error = 0;
@@ -721,7 +710,6 @@
 				timekeeper.ntp_error_shift;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * logarithmic_accumulation - shifted accumulation of cycles
  *
@@ -765,7 +753,6 @@
 	return offset;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * update_wall_time - Uses the current clocksource to increment the wall time
  *
@@ -775,7 +762,6 @@
 {
 	struct clocksource *clock;
 	cycle_t offset;
-	u64 nsecs;
 	int shift = 0, maxshift;
 
 	/* Make sure we're fully resumed: */
@@ -841,9 +827,6 @@
 	timekeeper.ntp_error +=	timekeeper.xtime_nsec <<
 				timekeeper.ntp_error_shift;
 
-	nsecs = clocksource_cyc2ns(offset, timekeeper.mult, timekeeper.shift);
-	update_xtime_cache(nsecs);
-
 	/* check to see if there is a new clocksource to use */
 	update_vsyscall(&xtime, timekeeper.clock);
 }
@@ -880,13 +863,13 @@
 
 unsigned long get_seconds(void)
 {
-	return xtime_cache.tv_sec;
+	return xtime.tv_sec;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_seconds);
 
 struct timespec __current_kernel_time(void)
 {
-	return xtime_cache;
+	return xtime;
 }
 
 struct timespec current_kernel_time(void)
@@ -896,8 +879,7 @@
 
 	do {
 		seq = read_seqbegin(&xtime_lock);
-
-		now = xtime_cache;
+		now = xtime;
 	} while (read_seqretry(&xtime_lock, seq));
 
 	return now;
@@ -911,8 +893,7 @@
 
 	do {
 		seq = read_seqbegin(&xtime_lock);
-
-		now = xtime_cache;
+		now = xtime;
 		mono = wall_to_monotonic;
 	} while (read_seqretry(&xtime_lock, seq));