diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 23f10f72e5f3..709ada9f26b5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -920,8 +920,6 @@ int __mmc_claim_host(struct mmc_host *host, atomic_t *abort)
 		wake_up(&host->wq);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 	remove_wait_queue(&host->wq, &wait);
-	if (host->ops->enable && !stop && host->claim_cnt == 1)
-		host->ops->enable(host);
 	return stop;
 }
 
@@ -940,9 +938,6 @@ void mmc_release_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 
 	WARN_ON(!host->claimed);
 
-	if (host->ops->disable && host->claim_cnt == 1)
-		host->ops->disable(host);
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
 	if (--host->claim_cnt) {
 		/* Release for nested claim */
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index 0c8cbe5d1550..b5bedaec6223 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -79,12 +79,6 @@ struct mmc_ios {
 };
 
 struct mmc_host_ops {
-	/*
-	 * 'enable' is called when the host is claimed and 'disable' is called
-	 * when the host is released. 'enable' and 'disable' are deprecated.
-	 */
-	int (*enable)(struct mmc_host *host);
-	int (*disable)(struct mmc_host *host);
 	/*
 	 * It is optional for the host to implement pre_req and post_req in
 	 * order to support double buffering of requests (prepare one