diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index df6207909fe7..60063ccb4c4b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -831,13 +831,7 @@ static int dw_mci_get_ro(struct mmc_host *mmc)
 	struct dw_mci_board *brd = slot->host->pdata;
 
 	/* Use platform get_ro function, else try on board write protect */
-
-	/*
-	 * NOTE: DW_MCI_QUIRK_NO_WRITE_PROTECT will be removed in a future
-	 * patch in the series once reference to it is removed.
-	 */
-	if ((brd->quirks & DW_MCI_QUIRK_NO_WRITE_PROTECT) ||
-	    (slot->quirks & DW_MCI_SLOT_QUIRK_NO_WRITE_PROTECT))
+	if (slot->quirks & DW_MCI_SLOT_QUIRK_NO_WRITE_PROTECT)
 		read_only = 0;
 	else if (brd->get_ro)
 		read_only = brd->get_ro(slot->id);
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/dw_mmc.h b/include/linux/mmc/dw_mmc.h
index de61de5608c9..198f0fa44e9f 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/dw_mmc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/dw_mmc.h
@@ -210,13 +210,6 @@ struct dw_mci_dma_ops {
 /* Unreliable card detection */
 #define DW_MCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_CARD_DETECTION	BIT(3)
 
-/* Write Protect detection not available */
-/*
- * NOTE: DW_MCI_QUIRK_NO_WRITE_PROTECT will be removed in a future
- * patch in the series once reference to it is removed.
- */
-#define DW_MCI_QUIRK_NO_WRITE_PROTECT		BIT(4)
-
 /* Slot level quirks */
 /* This slot has no write protect */
 #define DW_MCI_SLOT_QUIRK_NO_WRITE_PROTECT	BIT(0)