diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c
index 676949b..17b6235 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c
@@ -499,52 +499,13 @@
 		writeb(bin2bcd(value) | AR_ENB,  rtc->regbase + reg_off);
 }
 
-static int sh_rtc_check_alarm(struct rtc_time *tm)
-{
-	/*
-	 * The original rtc says anything > 0xc0 is "don't care" or "match
-	 * all" - most users use 0xff but rtc-dev uses -1 for the same thing.
-	 * The original rtc doesn't support years - some things use -1 and
-	 * some 0xffff. We use -1 to make out tests easier.
-	 */
-	if (tm->tm_year == 0xffff)
-		tm->tm_year = -1;
-	if (tm->tm_mon >= 0xff)
-		tm->tm_mon = -1;
-	if (tm->tm_mday >= 0xff)
-		tm->tm_mday = -1;
-	if (tm->tm_wday >= 0xff)
-		tm->tm_wday = -1;
-	if (tm->tm_hour >= 0xff)
-		tm->tm_hour = -1;
-	if (tm->tm_min >= 0xff)
-		tm->tm_min = -1;
-	if (tm->tm_sec >= 0xff)
-		tm->tm_sec = -1;
-
-	if (tm->tm_year > 9999 ||
-		tm->tm_mon >= 12 ||
-		tm->tm_mday == 0 || tm->tm_mday >= 32 ||
-		tm->tm_wday >= 7 ||
-		tm->tm_hour >= 24 ||
-		tm->tm_min >= 60 ||
-		tm->tm_sec >= 60)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int sh_rtc_set_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *wkalrm)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct sh_rtc *rtc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	unsigned int rcr1;
 	struct rtc_time *tm = &wkalrm->time;
-	int mon, err;
-
-	err = sh_rtc_check_alarm(tm);
-	if (unlikely(err < 0))
-		return err;
+	int mon;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&rtc->lock);