diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c
index 4cce6b224b87..595124074821 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c
@@ -991,7 +991,6 @@ static struct platform_driver omap_dm_timer_driver = {
 	},
 };
 
-early_platform_init("earlytimer", &omap_dm_timer_driver);
 module_platform_driver(omap_dm_timer_driver);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("OMAP Dual-Mode Timer Driver");