diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c
index 4ff20f9..b13d139 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c
@@ -371,8 +371,7 @@
 			events |= RTC_UF;
 		else
 			events |= RTC_AF;
-		if (likely(pdata->rtc))
-			rtc_update_irq(pdata->rtc, 1, events);
+		rtc_update_irq(pdata->rtc, 1, events);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&pdata->lock);
 	return events ? IRQ_HANDLED : IRQ_NONE;
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
index 9ac2fa0..ab56893 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@
 			events |= RTC_UF;
 		else
 			events |= RTC_AF;
-		if (likely(pdata->rtc))
-			rtc_update_irq(pdata->rtc, 1, events);
+		rtc_update_irq(pdata->rtc, 1, events);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&pdata->lock);
 	return events ? IRQ_HANDLED : IRQ_NONE;
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
index a176ba6..35ed49e 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@
 			events |= RTC_UF;
 		else
 			events |= RTC_AF;
-		if (likely(pdata->rtc))
-			rtc_update_irq(pdata->rtc, 1, events);
+		rtc_update_irq(pdata->rtc, 1, events);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&pdata->lock);
 	return events ? IRQ_HANDLED : IRQ_NONE;
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-tx4939.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-tx4939.c
index 4f87234..2e678c6 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-tx4939.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-tx4939.c
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@
 		tx4939_rtc_cmd(rtcreg, TX4939_RTCCTL_COMMAND_NOP);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&pdata->lock);
-	if (likely(pdata->rtc))
-		rtc_update_irq(pdata->rtc, 1, events);
+	rtc_update_irq(pdata->rtc, 1, events);
+
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }