diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index c40396f23202..6e4d04df37e0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -2325,14 +2325,13 @@ int mmc_detect_card_removed(struct mmc_host *host)
 	 * The card will be considered unchanged unless we have been asked to
 	 * detect a change or host requires polling to provide card detection.
 	 */
-	if (!host->detect_change && !(host->caps & MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL) &&
-	    !(host->caps2 & MMC_CAP2_DETECT_ON_ERR))
+	if (!host->detect_change && !(host->caps & MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL))
 		return ret;
 
 	host->detect_change = 0;
 	if (!ret) {
 		ret = _mmc_detect_card_removed(host);
-		if (ret && (host->caps2 & MMC_CAP2_DETECT_ON_ERR)) {
+		if (ret && (host->caps & MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL)) {
 			/*
 			 * Schedule a detect work as soon as possible to let a
 			 * rescan handle the card removal.
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index e326ae2882a0..38f60a97b218 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ struct mmc_host {
 #define MMC_CAP2_HS200		(MMC_CAP2_HS200_1_8V_SDR | \
 				 MMC_CAP2_HS200_1_2V_SDR)
 #define MMC_CAP2_BROKEN_VOLTAGE	(1 << 7)	/* Use the broken voltage */
-#define MMC_CAP2_DETECT_ON_ERR	(1 << 8)	/* On I/O err check card removal */
 #define MMC_CAP2_HC_ERASE_SZ	(1 << 9)	/* High-capacity erase size */
 #define MMC_CAP2_CD_ACTIVE_HIGH	(1 << 10)	/* Card-detect signal active high */
 #define MMC_CAP2_RO_ACTIVE_HIGH	(1 << 11)	/* Write-protect signal active high */