diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index 11b6390..5836751 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@
 void rtc_update_irq(struct rtc_device *rtc,
 		unsigned long num, unsigned long events)
 {
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rtc)))
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rtc))
 		return;
 
 	pm_stay_awake(rtc->dev.parent);
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c
index 3d44b11..535a5f9 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 	/* Register our RTC with the RTC framework */
 	rtc->rtc_dev = devm_rtc_device_register(dev, pdev->name, &bfin_rtc_ops,
 						THIS_MODULE);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev)))
+	if (IS_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev))
 		return PTR_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev);
 
 	/* Grab the IRQ and init the hardware */
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-gemini.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-gemini.c
index 35f4486..2fed93e 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-gemini.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-gemini.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 
 	rtc->rtc_dev = rtc_device_register(pdev->name, dev,
 					   &gemini_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
-	if (likely(IS_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev)))
+	if (IS_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev))
 		return PTR_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev);
 
 	return 0;