mon = MSTK_REG_MONTH(mregs);
                year = MSTK_CVT_YEAR( MSTK_REG_YEAR(mregs) );
        } else {
-               int i;
-
                /* Dallas 12887 RTC chip. */
 
-               /* Stolen from arch/i386/kernel/time.c, see there for
-                * credits and descriptive comments.
-                */
-               for (i = 0; i < 1000000; i++) {
-                       if (CMOS_READ(RTC_FREQ_SELECT) & RTC_UIP)
-                               break;
-                       udelay(10);
-               }
-               for (i = 0; i < 1000000; i++) {
-                       if (!(CMOS_READ(RTC_FREQ_SELECT) & RTC_UIP))
-                               break;
-                       udelay(10);
-               }
                do {
                        sec  = CMOS_READ(RTC_SECONDS);
                        min  = CMOS_READ(RTC_MINUTES);
                        mon  = CMOS_READ(RTC_MONTH);
                        year = CMOS_READ(RTC_YEAR);
                } while (sec != CMOS_READ(RTC_SECONDS));
+
                if (!(CMOS_READ(RTC_CONTROL) & RTC_DM_BINARY) || RTC_ALWAYS_BCD) {
                        BCD_TO_BIN(sec);
                        BCD_TO_BIN(min);