diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/socfpga.c b/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/socfpga.c
index c43c28118092..d86231e11b34 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/socfpga.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/socfpga.c
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ static void __init socfpga_cyclone5_init(void)
 {
 	l2x0_of_init(0, ~0UL);
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
-	socfpga_init_clocks();
 }
 
 static const char *altera_dt_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/clk/socfpga/clk.c b/drivers/clk/socfpga/clk.c
index cba21a0823b6..75b6257f61b9 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/socfpga/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/socfpga/clk.c
@@ -347,13 +347,3 @@ static void __init socfpga_clkmgr_init(struct device_node *node)
 }
 CLK_OF_DECLARE(socfpga_mgr, "altr,clk-mgr", socfpga_clkmgr_init);
 
-void __init socfpga_init_clocks(void)
-{
-	struct clk *clk;
-	int ret;
-
-	clk = clk_register_fixed_factor(NULL, "smp_twd", "mpuclk", 0, 1, 4);
-	ret = clk_register_clkdev(clk, NULL, "smp_twd");
-	if (ret)
-		pr_err("smp_twd alias not registered\n");
-}