diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/wmt-sdmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/wmt-sdmmc.c
index 77d5f1d24489..860380931b6c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/wmt-sdmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/wmt-sdmmc.c
@@ -883,7 +883,6 @@ static void wmt_mci_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct mmc_host *mmc;
 	struct wmt_mci_priv *priv;
-	struct resource *res;
 	u32 reg_tmp;
 
 	mmc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
@@ -911,9 +910,6 @@ static void wmt_mci_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk_sdmmc);
 	clk_put(priv->clk_sdmmc);
 
-	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
-
 	mmc_free_host(mmc);
 
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "WMT MCI device removed\n");