diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
index 4e9e04cbec89..2bf988a89fd7 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
@@ -667,13 +667,7 @@ static int rv8803_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	mutex_init(&rv8803->flags_lock);
 	rv8803->client = client;
-	if (client->dev.of_node) {
-		rv8803->type = (uintptr_t)of_device_get_match_data(&client->dev);
-	} else {
-		const struct i2c_device_id *id = i2c_match_id(rv8803_id, client);
-
-		rv8803->type = id->driver_data;
-	}
+	rv8803->type = (uintptr_t)i2c_get_match_data(client);
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, rv8803);
 
 	flags = rv8803_read_reg(client, RV8803_FLAG);