diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-exynos.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-exynos.c
index 4d50da618166..72fd0f2c9013 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-exynos.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-exynos.c
@@ -175,16 +175,6 @@ static int dw_mci_exynos_setup_bus(struct dw_mci *host,
 		}
 	}
 
-	gpio = of_get_named_gpio(slot_np, "wp-gpios", 0);
-	if (gpio_is_valid(gpio)) {
-		if (devm_gpio_request(host->dev, gpio, "dw-mci-wp"))
-			dev_info(host->dev, "gpio [%d] request failed\n",
-						gpio);
-	} else {
-		dev_info(host->dev, "wp gpio not available");
-		host->pdata->quirks |= DW_MCI_QUIRK_NO_WRITE_PROTECT;
-	}
-
 	if (host->pdata->quirks & DW_MCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_CARD_DETECTION)
 		return 0;