diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 2261d57af6a5..a0cc1242f299 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -2485,27 +2485,6 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-/*
- * Shutdown callback
- */
-static int mmc_shutdown(struct mmc_host *host)
-{
-	int err = 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * In a specific case for poweroff notify, we need to resume the card
-	 * before we can shutdown it properly.
-	 */
-	if (mmc_can_poweroff_notify(host->card) &&
-		!(host->caps2 & MMC_CAP2_FULL_PWR_CYCLE))
-		err = _mmc_resume(host);
-
-	if (!err)
-		err = _mmc_suspend(host, false);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 /*
  * Callback for resume.
  */
@@ -2673,7 +2652,6 @@ static const struct mmc_bus_ops mmc_ops = {
 	.runtime_resume = mmc_runtime_resume,
 	.runtime_idle = mmc_runtime_idle,
 	.alive = mmc_alive,
-	.shutdown = mmc_shutdown,
 	.change_bus_speed = mmc_change_bus_speed,
 	.reset = mmc_reset,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
index efe6878479bd..486910f34e0f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
@@ -1348,7 +1348,6 @@ static const struct mmc_bus_ops mmc_sd_ops = {
 	.suspend = mmc_sd_suspend,
 	.resume = mmc_sd_resume,
 	.alive = mmc_sd_alive,
-	.shutdown = mmc_sd_suspend,
 	.change_bus_speed = mmc_sd_change_bus_speed,
 	.reset = mmc_sd_reset,
 };