void __init plat_timer_setup(struct irqaction *irq)
 {
-       write_c0_compare( read_c0_count() + mips_hpt_frequency / HZ);
        change_c0_status(ST0_IM, IE_IRQ0 | IE_IRQ5);
 }
 
 
        irq_desc[mips_cpu_timer_irq].status |= IRQ_PER_CPU;
        set_irq_handler(mips_cpu_timer_irq, handle_percpu_irq);
 #endif
-
-        /* to generate the first timer interrupt */
-       write_c0_compare (read_c0_count() + mips_hpt_frequency/HZ);
 }
 
        irq_desc[mips_cpu_timer_irq].flags |= IRQ_PER_CPU;
        set_irq_handler(mips_cpu_timer_irq, handle_percpu_irq);
 #endif
-
-       /* to generate the first timer interrupt */
-       write_c0_compare(read_c0_count() + (mips_hpt_frequency/HZ));
 }
 
 
 void __init plat_timer_setup(struct irqaction *irq)
 {
-       u32 count;
-       u32 c1;
-       u32 c2;
-
        setup_irq(TX4927_IRQ_CPU_TIMER, irq);
 
-       /* to generate the first timer interrupt */
-       c1 = read_c0_count();
-       count = c1 + (mips_hpt_frequency / HZ);
-       write_c0_compare(count);
-       c2 = read_c0_count();
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4927
        {
                extern void toshiba_rbtx4927_timer_setup(struct irqaction
 
 
 void __init plat_timer_setup(struct irqaction *irq)
 {
-       u32 count;
-       u32 c1;
-       u32 c2;
-
        setup_irq(TX4938_IRQ_CPU_TIMER, irq);
-
-       c1 = read_c0_count();
-       count = c1 + (mips_hpt_frequency / HZ);
-       write_c0_compare(count);
-       c2 = read_c0_count();
 }