diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
index 9abf29f8435b..ab510689ecde 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ static int mmc_blk_issue_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req)
 			brq.data.blocks = 1;
 
 		if (brq.data.blocks > 1) {
-			brq.data.flags |= MMC_DATA_MULTI;
 			brq.mrq.stop = &brq.stop;
 			readcmd = MMC_READ_MULTIPLE_BLOCK;
 			writecmd = MMC_WRITE_MULTIPLE_BLOCK;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/at91_mci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/at91_mci.c
index 576d7cb0b3ec..8ec317802347 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/at91_mci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/at91_mci.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static void at91_mci_handle_transmitted(struct at91mci_host *host)
 	data = cmd->data;
 	if (!data) return;
 
-	if (cmd->data->flags & MMC_DATA_MULTI) {
+	if (cmd->data->blocks > 1) {
 		pr_debug("multiple write : wait for BLKE...\n");
 		at91_mci_write(host, AT91_MCI_IER, AT91_MCI_BLKE);
 	} else
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static void at91_mci_send_command(struct at91mci_host *host, struct mmc_command
 
 		if (data->flags & MMC_DATA_STREAM)
 			cmdr |= AT91_MCI_TRTYP_STREAM;
-		if (data->flags & MMC_DATA_MULTI)
+		if (data->blocks > 1)
 			cmdr |= AT91_MCI_TRTYP_MULTIPLE;
 	}
 	else {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/au1xmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/au1xmmc.c
index 49b0367e57c8..92c4d0dfee43 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/au1xmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/au1xmmc.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static void au1xmmc_tasklet_finish(unsigned long param)
 }
 
 static int au1xmmc_send_command(struct au1xmmc_host *host, int wait,
-				struct mmc_command *cmd, unsigned int flags)
+				struct mmc_command *cmd, struct mmc_data *data)
 {
 	u32 mmccmd = (cmd->opcode << SD_CMD_CI_SHIFT);
 
@@ -211,16 +211,18 @@ static int au1xmmc_send_command(struct au1xmmc_host *host, int wait,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (flags & MMC_DATA_READ) {
-		if (flags & MMC_DATA_MULTI)
-			mmccmd |= SD_CMD_CT_4;
-		else
-			mmccmd |= SD_CMD_CT_2;
-	} else if (flags & MMC_DATA_WRITE) {
-		if (flags & MMC_DATA_MULTI)
-			mmccmd |= SD_CMD_CT_3;
-		else
-			mmccmd |= SD_CMD_CT_1;
+	if (data) {
+		if (flags & MMC_DATA_READ) {
+			if (data->blocks > 1)
+				mmccmd |= SD_CMD_CT_4;
+			else
+				mmccmd |= SD_CMD_CT_2;
+		} else if (flags & MMC_DATA_WRITE) {
+			if (data->blocks > 1)
+				mmccmd |= SD_CMD_CT_3;
+			else
+				mmccmd |= SD_CMD_CT_1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	au_writel(cmd->arg, HOST_CMDARG(host));
@@ -673,7 +675,7 @@ static void au1xmmc_request(struct mmc_host* mmc, struct mmc_request* mrq)
 	}
 
 	if (!ret)
-		ret = au1xmmc_send_command(host, 0, mrq->cmd, flags);
+		ret = au1xmmc_send_command(host, 0, mrq->cmd, mrq->data);
 
 	if (ret) {
 		mrq->cmd->error = ret;
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/core.h b/include/linux/mmc/core.h
index 2a03f8b9cdfb..29c98ae10aff 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/core.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/core.h
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ struct mmc_data {
 #define MMC_DATA_WRITE	(1 << 8)
 #define MMC_DATA_READ	(1 << 9)
 #define MMC_DATA_STREAM	(1 << 10)
-#define MMC_DATA_MULTI	(1 << 11)
 
 	unsigned int		bytes_xfered;