diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-armada-370-xp.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-armada-370-xp.c
index 6ec565d6939ad..54284c1c06514 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-armada-370-xp.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-armada-370-xp.c
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ static int armada_370_xp_timer_dying_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *evt = per_cpu_ptr(armada_370_xp_evt, cpu);
 
-	evt->set_state_shutdown(evt);
 	disable_percpu_irq(evt->irq);
 	return 0;
 }