diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c
index a1af4c2..51741dc 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c
@@ -218,26 +218,6 @@
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 }
 
-static int bfin_rtc_open(struct device *dev)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	dev_dbg_stamp(dev);
-
-	ret = request_irq(IRQ_RTC, bfin_rtc_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED, to_platform_device(dev)->name, dev);
-	if (!ret)
-		bfin_rtc_reset(dev, RTC_ISTAT_WRITE_COMPLETE);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static void bfin_rtc_release(struct device *dev)
-{
-	dev_dbg_stamp(dev);
-	bfin_rtc_reset(dev, 0);
-	free_irq(IRQ_RTC, dev);
-}
-
 static void bfin_rtc_int_set(u16 rtc_int)
 {
 	bfin_write_RTC_ISTAT(rtc_int);
@@ -370,8 +350,6 @@
 }
 
 static struct rtc_class_ops bfin_rtc_ops = {
-	.open          = bfin_rtc_open,
-	.release       = bfin_rtc_release,
 	.ioctl         = bfin_rtc_ioctl,
 	.read_time     = bfin_rtc_read_time,
 	.set_time      = bfin_rtc_set_time,
@@ -383,29 +361,37 @@
 static int __devinit bfin_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct bfin_rtc *rtc;
+	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	dev_dbg_stamp(&pdev->dev);
+	dev_dbg_stamp(dev);
 
+	/* Allocate memory for our RTC struct */
 	rtc = kzalloc(sizeof(*rtc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(!rtc))
 		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	rtc->rtc_dev = rtc_device_register(pdev->name, &pdev->dev, &bfin_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
-	if (IS_ERR(rtc)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev);
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	/* see comment at top of file about stopwatch/PIE */
-	bfin_write_RTC_SWCNT(0);
-
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, rtc);
 
-	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 1);
+	/* Grab the IRQ and init the hardware */
+	ret = request_irq(IRQ_RTC, bfin_rtc_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED, pdev->name, dev);
+	if (unlikely(ret))
+		goto err;
+	bfin_rtc_reset(dev, RTC_ISTAT_WRITE_COMPLETE);
+	bfin_write_RTC_SWCNT(0);
+
+	/* Register our RTC with the RTC framework */
+	rtc->rtc_dev = rtc_device_register(pdev->name, dev, &bfin_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
+	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(rtc))) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev);
+		goto err_irq;
+	}
+
+	device_init_wakeup(dev, 1);
 
 	return 0;
 
+ err_irq:
+	free_irq(IRQ_RTC, dev);
  err:
 	kfree(rtc);
 	return ret;
@@ -414,7 +400,10 @@
 static int __devexit bfin_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct bfin_rtc *rtc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 
+	bfin_rtc_reset(dev, 0);
+	free_irq(IRQ_RTC, dev);
 	rtc_device_unregister(rtc->rtc_dev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	kfree(rtc);