diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock.c
index 588adb5ab47fa2b4bd796fc9c2c42a4529eb308e..d9af4367f8bb033376c1f2863bc0de95c27d70f4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock.c
@@ -1160,8 +1160,8 @@ int __init omap2_clk_init(void)
 	clk_enable(&sync_32k_ick);
 	clk_enable(&omapctrl_ick);
 
-	/* Force the APLLs active during bootup to avoid disabling and
-	 * enabling them unnecessarily. */
+	/* Force the APLLs always active. The clocks are idled
+	 * automatically by hardware. */
 	clk_enable(&apll96_ck);
 	clk_enable(&apll54_ck);
 
@@ -1174,12 +1174,3 @@ int __init omap2_clk_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-static int __init omap2_disable_aplls(void)
-{
-	clk_disable(&apll96_ck);
-	clk_disable(&apll54_ck);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-late_initcall(omap2_disable_aplls);