diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 8928f9f4cfe1..f5a068d55c36 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -2562,12 +2562,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_power_restore_host);
  */
 int mmc_flush_cache(struct mmc_card *card)
 {
-	struct mmc_host *host = card->host;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (!(host->caps2 & MMC_CAP2_CACHE_CTRL))
-		return err;
-
 	if (mmc_card_mmc(card) &&
 			(card->ext_csd.cache_size > 0) &&
 			(card->ext_csd.cache_ctrl & 1)) {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 6d446e217f36..072171183d5b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -1287,8 +1287,7 @@ static int mmc_init_card(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr,
 	 * If cache size is higher than 0, this indicates
 	 * the existence of cache and it can be turned on.
 	 */
-	if ((host->caps2 & MMC_CAP2_CACHE_CTRL) &&
-			card->ext_csd.cache_size > 0) {
+	if (card->ext_csd.cache_size > 0) {
 		err = mmc_switch(card, EXT_CSD_CMD_SET_NORMAL,
 				EXT_CSD_CACHE_CTRL, 1,
 				card->ext_csd.generic_cmd6_time);
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index f69bd70b1046..719db89ef134 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ struct mmc_host {
 	u32			caps2;		/* More host capabilities */
 
 #define MMC_CAP2_BOOTPART_NOACC	(1 << 0)	/* Boot partition no access */
-#define MMC_CAP2_CACHE_CTRL	(1 << 1)	/* Allow cache control */
 #define MMC_CAP2_FULL_PWR_CYCLE	(1 << 2)	/* Can do full power cycle */
 #define MMC_CAP2_NO_MULTI_READ	(1 << 3)	/* Multiblock reads don't work */
 #define MMC_CAP2_HS200_1_8V_SDR	(1 << 5)        /* can support */