diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab3100.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab3100.c
index 9b725c553058..821ff52a2222 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab3100.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab3100.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int ab3100_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 
 	rtc_time64_to_tm(time, tm);
 
-	return rtc_valid_tm(tm);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ab3100_rtc_read_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc13xxx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc13xxx.c
index 30b8ef6a3676..1f892b238ddb 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc13xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc13xxx.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static int mc13xxx_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 
 	rtc_time64_to_tm((time64_t)days1 * SEC_PER_DAY + seconds, tm);
 
-	return rtc_valid_tm(tm);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int mc13xxx_rtc_set_mmss(struct device *dev, time64_t secs)
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c
index da18a8ae3c1d..fba994dc31eb 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static int xlnx_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 		rtc_time64_to_tm(read_time, tm);
 	}
 
-	return rtc_valid_tm(tm);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int xlnx_rtc_read_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm)