diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 2bc3542f29a2..ff98a0b54b54 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -2746,11 +2746,7 @@ void hardpps(const struct timespec64 *phase_ts, const struct timespec64 *raw_ts)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&timekeeper_lock, flags);
-	write_seqcount_begin(&tk_core.seq);
-
 	__hardpps(phase_ts, raw_ts);
-
-	write_seqcount_end(&tk_core.seq);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&timekeeper_lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hardpps);