diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 20f046895228..5c4ee6ab2125 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -1358,9 +1358,6 @@ static int mmc_sleep(struct mmc_host *host)
 	struct mmc_card *card = host->card;
 	int err;
 
-	if (host->caps2 & MMC_CAP2_NO_SLEEP_CMD)
-		return 0;
-
 	err = mmc_deselect_cards(host);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index 461c69f19425..4c0176a8e474 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ struct mmc_host {
 #define MMC_CAP2_CACHE_CTRL	(1 << 1)	/* Allow cache control */
 #define MMC_CAP2_FULL_PWR_CYCLE	(1 << 2)	/* Can do full power cycle */
 #define MMC_CAP2_NO_MULTI_READ	(1 << 3)	/* Multiblock reads don't work */
-#define MMC_CAP2_NO_SLEEP_CMD	(1 << 4)	/* Don't allow sleep command */
 #define MMC_CAP2_HS200_1_8V_SDR	(1 << 5)        /* can support */
 #define MMC_CAP2_HS200_1_2V_SDR	(1 << 6)        /* can support */
 #define MMC_CAP2_HS200		(MMC_CAP2_HS200_1_8V_SDR | \