diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c
index b8e96f392428..1783e29eae04 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pxav3.c
@@ -21,17 +21,14 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
-#include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/card.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/host.h>
-#include <linux/mmc/slot-gpio.h>
 #include <linux/platform_data/pxa_sdhci.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
-#include <linux/of_gpio.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/mbus.h>
@@ -452,16 +449,6 @@ static int sdhci_pxav3_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			host->mmc->caps2 |= pdata->host_caps2;
 		if (pdata->pm_caps)
 			host->mmc->pm_caps |= pdata->pm_caps;
-
-		if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->ext_cd_gpio)) {
-			ret = mmc_gpio_request_cd(host->mmc, pdata->ext_cd_gpio,
-						  0);
-			if (ret) {
-				dev_err(mmc_dev(host->mmc),
-					"failed to allocate card detect gpio\n");
-				goto err_cd_req;
-			}
-		}
 	}
 
 	pm_runtime_get_noresume(&pdev->dev);
@@ -486,7 +473,6 @@ static int sdhci_pxav3_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 err_of_parse:
-err_cd_req:
 err_mbus_win:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(pxa->clk_io);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(pxa->clk_core);
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/pxa_sdhci.h b/include/linux/platform_data/pxa_sdhci.h
index 9e20c2fb4ffd..4977c06d8a86 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/pxa_sdhci.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/pxa_sdhci.h
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
  *	1: choose feedback clk + delay value
  *	2: choose internal clk
  * @clk_delay_enable: enable clk_delay or not, used on pxa910
- * @ext_cd_gpio: gpio pin used for external CD line
- * @ext_cd_gpio_invert: invert values for external CD gpio line
  * @max_speed: the maximum speed supported
  * @host_caps: Standard MMC host capabilities bit field.
  * @quirks: quirks of platfrom
@@ -46,8 +44,6 @@ struct sdhci_pxa_platdata {
 	unsigned int	clk_delay_cycles;
 	unsigned int	clk_delay_sel;
 	bool		clk_delay_enable;
-	unsigned int	ext_cd_gpio;
-	bool		ext_cd_gpio_invert;
 	unsigned int	max_speed;
 	u32		host_caps;
 	u32		host_caps2;