diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-probe.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-probe.c
index a10f28d750a9..ee9574da53c0 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-probe.c
@@ -27,10 +27,8 @@ void __init timer_probe(void)
 
 		init_func_ret = match->data;
 
-		of_node_set_flag(np, OF_POPULATED);
 		ret = init_func_ret(np);
 		if (ret) {
-			of_node_clear_flag(np, OF_POPULATED);
 			if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
 				pr_err("Failed to initialize '%pOF': %d\n", np,
 				       ret);