diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
index eed213a5c8cb..b1809650b7aa 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
@@ -1623,24 +1623,6 @@ static int mmc_blk_alloc_parts(struct mmc_card *card, struct mmc_blk_data *md)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int
-mmc_blk_set_blksize(struct mmc_blk_data *md, struct mmc_card *card)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	mmc_claim_host(card->host);
-	err = mmc_set_blocklen(card, 512);
-	mmc_release_host(card->host);
-
-	if (err) {
-		pr_err("%s: unable to set block size to 512: %d\n",
-			md->disk->disk_name, err);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void mmc_blk_remove_req(struct mmc_blk_data *md)
 {
 	struct mmc_card *card;
@@ -1768,7 +1750,6 @@ static const struct mmc_fixup blk_fixups[] =
 static int mmc_blk_probe(struct mmc_card *card)
 {
 	struct mmc_blk_data *md, *part_md;
-	int err;
 	char cap_str[10];
 
 	/*
@@ -1781,10 +1762,6 @@ static int mmc_blk_probe(struct mmc_card *card)
 	if (IS_ERR(md))
 		return PTR_ERR(md);
 
-	err = mmc_blk_set_blksize(md, card);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
 	string_get_size((u64)get_capacity(md->disk) << 9, STRING_UNITS_2,
 			cap_str, sizeof(cap_str));
 	pr_info("%s: %s %s %s %s\n",
@@ -1809,7 +1786,7 @@ static int mmc_blk_probe(struct mmc_card *card)
  out:
 	mmc_blk_remove_parts(card, md);
 	mmc_blk_remove_req(md);
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void mmc_blk_remove(struct mmc_card *card)
@@ -1845,8 +1822,6 @@ static int mmc_blk_resume(struct mmc_card *card)
 	struct mmc_blk_data *md = mmc_get_drvdata(card);
 
 	if (md) {
-		mmc_blk_set_blksize(md, card);
-
 		/*
 		 * Resume involves the card going into idle state,
 		 * so current partition is always the main one.