diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
index 03c905a781a7..acb9c81a4e45 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
@@ -572,17 +572,6 @@ static void renesas_sdhi_reset(struct tmio_mmc_host *host)
 					     TMIO_MASK_INIT_RCAR2);
 }
 
-/*
- * This is a temporary workaround! This driver used 'hw_reset' wrongly and the
- * fix for that showed a regression. So, we mimic the old behaviour until the
- * proper solution is found.
- */
-static void renesas_sdhi_hw_reset(struct mmc_host *mmc)
-{
-	struct tmio_mmc_host *host = mmc_priv(mmc);
-	renesas_sdhi_reset(host);
-}
-
 #define SH_MOBILE_SDHI_MIN_TAP_ROW 3
 
 static int renesas_sdhi_select_tuning(struct tmio_mmc_host *host)
@@ -1020,8 +1009,6 @@ int renesas_sdhi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		if (of_data && of_data->scc_offset) {
 			priv->scc_ctl = host->ctl + of_data->scc_offset;
 			host->reset = renesas_sdhi_reset;
-			host->ops.hw_reset = renesas_sdhi_hw_reset;
-			host->mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_HW_RESET;
 		}
 	}