diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9e05060d..ef23f700 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ CFLAGS += -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
 # Omit the first /sbin/hwclock if CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS is enabled in the kernel 
 #CFLAGS += -DNO_HCTOSYS
 
-# Append -directisa to /sbin/hwclock lines if the user has disabled
-# CONFIG_GENRTC and enabled CONFIG_RTC but not enabled CONFIG_HPET_TIMER
-# and CONFIG_HPET_RTC_IRQ.
-#CFLAGS += -DDIRECTISA
-
 # Use built-in run-parts instead of /bin/run-parts
 CFLAGS += -DBUILTIN_RUNPARTS
 
diff --git a/contrib/Makefile.gdium b/contrib/Makefile.gdium
index fc3ab9e9..451dd432 100644
--- a/contrib/Makefile.gdium
+++ b/contrib/Makefile.gdium
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ BINS	= finit-mod finit finit-mdv #finit-exb
 # Omit the first /sbin/hwclock if CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS is enabled in the kernel 
 CFLAGS += -DNO_HCTOSYS
 
-# Append -directisa to /sbin/hwclock lines if the user has disabled
-# CONFIG_GENRTC and enabled CONFIG_RTC but not enabled CONFIG_HPET_TIMER
-# and CONFIG_HPET_RTC_IRQ.
-#CFLAGS += -DDIRECTISA
-
 # Use built-in run-parts instead of /bin/run-parts
 CFLAGS += -DBUILTIN_RUNPARTS
 
diff --git a/finit-mod.c b/finit-mod.c
index a2968d03..5d8f9060 100644
--- a/finit-mod.c
+++ b/finit-mod.c
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ Changelog from the original Eeepc fastinit:
 
 #include "helpers.h"
 
-#ifdef DIRECTISA
-#define HWCLOCK_DIRECTISA " --directisa"
-#else
-#define HWCLOCK_DIRECTISA
-#endif
-
 
 /* From sysvinit */
 /* Set a signal handler. */
@@ -160,12 +154,8 @@ int main()
 	/*
 	 * Time adjustments
 	 */
-	if ((fd = open("/etc/adjtime", O_CREAT|O_WRONLY|O_TRUNC, 0644)) >= 0) {
-		write(fd, "0.0 0 0.0\n", 10);
-		close(fd);
-	}
 #ifndef NO_HCTOSYS
-	system("/sbin/hwclock --hctosys --localtime" HWCLOCK_DIRECTISA);
+	system("/sbin/hwclock --hctosys");
 #endif
 
 	/*
@@ -291,7 +281,7 @@ void shutdown(int sig)
 	sleep(2);
 
 	system("/usr/sbin/alsactl store > /dev/null 2>&1");
-	system("/sbin/hwclock --systohc --localtime" HWCLOCK_DIRECTISA);
+	system("/sbin/hwclock --systohc");
 
 	kill(-1, SIGKILL);
 
diff --git a/finit.c b/finit.c
index c6196daa..74ecccf2 100644
--- a/finit.c
+++ b/finit.c
@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #define USE_ETC_RESOLVCONF_RUN
 #endif
 
-#ifdef DIRECTISA
-#define HWCLOCK_DIRECTISA " --directisa"
-#else
-#define HWCLOCK_DIRECTISA
-#endif
-
 
 /* From sysvinit */
 /* Set a signal handler. */
@@ -397,7 +391,7 @@ int main()
 	 */
 	_d("adjust clock");
 #ifndef NO_HCTOSYS
-	system("/sbin/hwclock --hctosys" HWCLOCK_DIRECTISA);
+	system("/sbin/hwclock --hctosys");
 #endif
 
 	/*
@@ -590,7 +584,7 @@ void shutdown(int sig)
 	sleep(2);
 
 	system("/usr/sbin/alsactl store > /dev/null 2>&1");
-	system("/sbin/hwclock --systohc" HWCLOCK_DIRECTISA);
+	system("/sbin/hwclock --systohc");
 
 	kill(-1, SIGKILL);