diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c b/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c
index c3d949847cbd..a0767790a826 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c
@@ -1280,8 +1280,7 @@ static int bcm2835_add_host(struct bcm2835_host *host)
 
 	/* host controller capabilities */
 	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED |
-		     MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL | MMC_CAP_HW_RESET | MMC_CAP_ERASE |
-		     MMC_CAP_CMD23;
+		     MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL | MMC_CAP_HW_RESET | MMC_CAP_CMD23;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&host->lock);
 	mutex_init(&host->mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/cavium.c b/drivers/mmc/host/cavium.c
index 89deb451e0ac..c5da3aaee334 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/cavium.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/cavium.c
@@ -1038,8 +1038,7 @@ int cvm_mmc_of_slot_probe(struct device *dev, struct cvm_mmc_host *host)
 	 * Disable bounce buffers for max_segs = 1
 	 */
 	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED |
-		     MMC_CAP_ERASE | MMC_CAP_CMD23 | MMC_CAP_POWER_OFF_CARD |
-		     MMC_CAP_3_3V_DDR;
+		     MMC_CAP_CMD23 | MMC_CAP_POWER_OFF_CARD | MMC_CAP_3_3V_DDR;
 
 	if (host->use_sg)
 		mmc->max_segs = 16;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index 5d1f8a3ec3a5..35ae5737c622 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -2751,12 +2751,6 @@ static int dw_mci_init_slot_caps(struct dw_mci_slot *slot)
 	if (host->pdata->caps)
 		mmc->caps = host->pdata->caps;
 
-	/*
-	 * Support MMC_CAP_ERASE by default.
-	 * It needs to use trim/discard/erase commands.
-	 */
-	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_ERASE;
-
 	if (host->pdata->pm_caps)
 		mmc->pm_caps = host->pdata->pm_caps;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-mx-sdio.c b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-mx-sdio.c
index 3813b544f571..9b2cf7afc246 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-mx-sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-mx-sdio.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ static int meson_mx_mmc_add_host(struct meson_mx_mmc_host *host)
 	mmc->f_max = clk_round_rate(host->cfg_div_clk,
 				    clk_get_rate(host->parent_clk));
 
-	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_ERASE | MMC_CAP_CMD23 | MMC_CAP_WAIT_WHILE_BUSY;
+	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_CMD23 | MMC_CAP_WAIT_WHILE_BUSY;
 	mmc->ops = &meson_mx_mmc_ops;
 
 	ret = mmc_of_parse(mmc);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-sd.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-sd.c
index 53819ae9f271..39e7fc54c438 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-sd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-sd.c
@@ -2326,7 +2326,7 @@ static int msdc_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (mmc->caps & MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ)
 		mmc->caps2 |= MMC_CAP2_SDIO_IRQ_NOTHREAD;
 
-	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_ERASE | MMC_CAP_CMD23;
+	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_CMD23;
 	/* MMC core transfer sizes tunable parameters */
 	mmc->max_segs = MAX_BD_NUM;
 	if (host->dev_comp->support_64g)
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mvsdio.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mvsdio.c
index 203b61712601..cc0752a9df6d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mvsdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mvsdio.c
@@ -752,8 +752,6 @@ static int mvsd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (maxfreq)
 		mmc->f_max = maxfreq;
 
-	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_ERASE;
-
 	spin_lock_init(&host->lock);
 
 	host->base = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c
index d82674aed447..b1820def36c0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c
@@ -634,8 +634,7 @@ static int mxs_mmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* set mmc core parameters */
 	mmc->ops = &mxs_mmc_ops;
 	mmc->caps = MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED |
-		    MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ | MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL | MMC_CAP_CMD23 |
-		    MMC_CAP_ERASE;
+		    MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ | MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL | MMC_CAP_CMD23;
 
 	host->broken_cd = of_property_read_bool(np, "broken-cd");
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
index d74e73c95fdf..33d7af7c7762 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ static int mmc_omap_new_slot(struct mmc_omap_host *host, int id)
 
 	mmc->caps = 0;
 	if (host->pdata->slots[id].wires >= 4)
-		mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA | MMC_CAP_ERASE;
+		mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA;
 
 	mmc->ops = &mmc_omap_ops;
 	mmc->f_min = 400000;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
index a379c45b985c..37b8740513f5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
@@ -1922,7 +1922,7 @@ static int omap_hsmmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mmc->max_req_size = mmc->max_blk_size * mmc->max_blk_count;
 
 	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED |
-		     MMC_CAP_WAIT_WHILE_BUSY | MMC_CAP_ERASE | MMC_CAP_CMD23;
+		     MMC_CAP_WAIT_WHILE_BUSY | MMC_CAP_CMD23;
 
 	mmc->caps |= mmc_pdata(host)->caps;
 	if (mmc->caps & MMC_CAP_8_BIT_DATA)
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/rtsx_pci_sdmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/rtsx_pci_sdmmc.c
index 11087976ab19..5a71f6678fd3 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/rtsx_pci_sdmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/rtsx_pci_sdmmc.c
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ static void realtek_init_host(struct realtek_pci_sdmmc *host)
 	mmc->ocr_avail = MMC_VDD_32_33 | MMC_VDD_33_34 | MMC_VDD_165_195;
 	mmc->caps = MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA | MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED |
 		MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_BUS_WIDTH_TEST |
-		MMC_CAP_UHS_SDR12 | MMC_CAP_UHS_SDR25 | MMC_CAP_ERASE;
+		MMC_CAP_UHS_SDR12 | MMC_CAP_UHS_SDR25;
 	mmc->caps2 = MMC_CAP2_NO_PRESCAN_POWERUP | MMC_CAP2_FULL_PWR_CYCLE;
 	mmc->max_current_330 = 400;
 	mmc->max_current_180 = 800;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/rtsx_usb_sdmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/rtsx_usb_sdmmc.c
index 81d0dfe553a8..a7084c50ad65 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/rtsx_usb_sdmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/rtsx_usb_sdmmc.c
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ static void rtsx_usb_init_host(struct rtsx_usb_sdmmc *host)
 	mmc->caps = MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA | MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED |
 		MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_BUS_WIDTH_TEST |
 		MMC_CAP_UHS_SDR12 | MMC_CAP_UHS_SDR25 | MMC_CAP_UHS_SDR50 |
-		MMC_CAP_ERASE | MMC_CAP_SYNC_RUNTIME_PM;
+		MMC_CAP_SYNC_RUNTIME_PM;
 	mmc->caps2 = MMC_CAP2_NO_PRESCAN_POWERUP | MMC_CAP2_FULL_PWR_CYCLE |
 		MMC_CAP2_NO_SDIO;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index 1bb6b6796318..95cc08c1fed9 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -4331,7 +4331,7 @@ int sdhci_setup_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	    !host->ops->get_max_timeout_count)
 		mmc->max_busy_timeout = 0;
 
-	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ | MMC_CAP_ERASE | MMC_CAP_CMD23;
+	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ | MMC_CAP_CMD23;
 	mmc->caps2 |= MMC_CAP2_SDIO_IRQ_NOTHREAD;
 
 	if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_MULTIBLOCK_READ_ACMD12)
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c
index 3bfbd89bd4ab..5e95bbc51644 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ static int sunxi_mmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mmc->f_min		=   400000;
 	mmc->f_max		= 52000000;
 	mmc->caps	       |= MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED |
-				  MMC_CAP_ERASE | MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ;
+				  MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ;
 
 	/*
 	 * Some H5 devices do not have signal traces precise enough to
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
index 9520bd94cf43..f31afd1c2671 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ int tmio_mmc_host_probe(struct tmio_mmc_host *_host)
 	if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
 		return ret;
 
-	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_ERASE | MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA | pdata->capabilities;
+	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA | pdata->capabilities;
 	mmc->caps2 |= pdata->capabilities2;
 	mmc->max_segs = pdata->max_segs ? : 32;
 	mmc->max_blk_size = TMIO_MAX_BLK_SIZE;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/sdio.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/sdio.c
index c4b16bb5c1a4..0939f4a4c963 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/sdio.c
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ static void _gb_sdio_set_host_caps(struct gb_sdio_host *host, u32 r)
 		((r & GB_SDIO_CAP_8_BIT_DATA) ? MMC_CAP_8_BIT_DATA : 0) |
 		((r & GB_SDIO_CAP_MMC_HS) ? MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED : 0) |
 		((r & GB_SDIO_CAP_SD_HS) ? MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED : 0) |
-		((r & GB_SDIO_CAP_ERASE) ? MMC_CAP_ERASE : 0) |
 		((r & GB_SDIO_CAP_1_2V_DDR) ? MMC_CAP_1_2V_DDR : 0) |
 		((r & GB_SDIO_CAP_1_8V_DDR) ? MMC_CAP_1_8V_DDR : 0) |
 		((r & GB_SDIO_CAP_POWER_OFF_CARD) ? MMC_CAP_POWER_OFF_CARD : 0) |
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index d4a50e5dc111..7149bab555d7 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ struct mmc_host {
 #define MMC_CAP_AGGRESSIVE_PM	(1 << 7)	/* Suspend (e)MMC/SD at idle  */
 #define MMC_CAP_NONREMOVABLE	(1 << 8)	/* Nonremovable e.g. eMMC */
 #define MMC_CAP_WAIT_WHILE_BUSY	(1 << 9)	/* Waits while card is busy */
-#define MMC_CAP_ERASE		(1 << 10)	/* Allow erase/trim commands */
 #define MMC_CAP_3_3V_DDR	(1 << 11)	/* Host supports eMMC DDR 3.3V */
 #define MMC_CAP_1_8V_DDR	(1 << 12)	/* Host supports eMMC DDR 1.8V */
 #define MMC_CAP_1_2V_DDR	(1 << 13)	/* Host supports eMMC DDR 1.2V */
