diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/rockchip_vpu_hw.c b/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/rockchip_vpu_hw.c
index f97527670783..df5b7dadb1b4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/rockchip_vpu_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/verisilicon/rockchip_vpu_hw.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 #define RK3066_ACLK_MAX_FREQ (300 * 1000 * 1000)
 #define RK3288_ACLK_MAX_FREQ (400 * 1000 * 1000)
-#define RK3588_ACLK_MAX_FREQ (300 * 1000 * 1000)
 
 #define ROCKCHIP_VPU981_MIN_SIZE 64
 
@@ -441,13 +440,6 @@ static int rk3066_vpu_hw_init(struct hantro_dev *vpu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rk3588_vpu981_hw_init(struct hantro_dev *vpu)
-{
-	/* Bump ACLKs to max. possible freq. to improve performance. */
-	clk_set_rate(vpu->clocks[0].clk, RK3588_ACLK_MAX_FREQ);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int rockchip_vpu_hw_init(struct hantro_dev *vpu)
 {
 	/* Bump ACLK to max. possible freq. to improve performance. */
@@ -808,7 +800,6 @@ const struct hantro_variant rk3588_vpu981_variant = {
 	.codec_ops = rk3588_vpu981_codec_ops,
 	.irqs = rk3588_vpu981_irqs,
 	.num_irqs = ARRAY_SIZE(rk3588_vpu981_irqs),
-	.init = rk3588_vpu981_hw_init,
 	.clk_names = rk3588_vpu981_vpu_clk_names,
 	.num_clocks = ARRAY_SIZE(rk3588_vpu981_vpu_clk_names)
 };