diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Kconfig
index 813c267..ea88b7d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Kconfig
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ config ARCH_OMAP2PLUS_TYPICAL
 config SOC_HAS_OMAP2_SDRC
 	bool "OMAP2 SDRAM Controller support"
 
-config SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER
-	bool "Real time free running counter"
-
 config ARCH_OMAP2
 	bool "TI OMAP2"
 	depends on ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
@@ -79,7 +76,6 @@ config SOC_OMAP5
 	select ARM_GIC
 	select CPU_V7
 	select HAVE_SMP
-	select SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER
 	select COMMON_CLK
 
 comment "OMAP Core Type"
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
index b9cff72..a9f99e3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static void __init omap2_gptimer_clocksource_init(int gptimer_id,
 			gptimer_id, clksrc.rate);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SOC_HAS_REALTIME_COUNTER
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOC_OMAP5
 /*
  * The realtime counter also called master counter, is a free-running
  * counter, which is related to real time. It produces the count used
@@ -549,10 +549,7 @@ static void __init realtime_counter_init(void)
 
 	iounmap(base);
 }
-#else
-static inline void __init realtime_counter_init(void)
-{}
-#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_SOC_OMAP5 */
 
 #define OMAP_SYS_GP_TIMER_INIT(name, clkev_nr, clkev_src, clkev_prop,	\
 			       clksrc_nr, clksrc_src)			\