diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_pio.c b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_pio.c
index a31c3573d386f..dba7e1c19dd75 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_pio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_pio.c
@@ -1073,8 +1073,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tmio_mmc_host_alloc);
 void tmio_mmc_host_free(struct tmio_mmc_host *host)
 {
 	mmc_free_host(host->mmc);
-
-	host->mmc = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tmio_mmc_host_free);