diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
index adf679a157eb2093f7e4f4ac477ab08875053da3..7d17c899c394bf2610441fbca49839c3ba2f139c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@
  * when the cover switch is open */
 #define OMAP_MMC_SWITCH_POLL_DELAY	500
 
-static int mmc_omap_enable_poll = 1;
-
 struct mmc_omap_host {
 	int			initialized;
 	int			suspended;
@@ -133,62 +131,11 @@ struct mmc_omap_host {
 	short			power_pin;
 	short			wp_pin;
 
-	int			switch_pin;
 	struct work_struct	switch_work;
 	struct timer_list	switch_timer;
 	int			switch_last_state;
 };
 
-static inline int
-mmc_omap_cover_is_open(struct mmc_omap_host *host)
-{
-	if (host->switch_pin < 0)
-		return 0;
-	return omap_get_gpio_datain(host->switch_pin);
-}
-
-static ssize_t
-mmc_omap_show_cover_switch(struct device *dev,
-	struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
-{
-	struct mmc_omap_host *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-
-	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", mmc_omap_cover_is_open(host) ? "open" :
-			"closed");
-}
-
-static DEVICE_ATTR(cover_switch, S_IRUGO, mmc_omap_show_cover_switch, NULL);
-
-static ssize_t
-mmc_omap_show_enable_poll(struct device *dev,
-	struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
-{
-	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", mmc_omap_enable_poll);
-}
-
-static ssize_t
-mmc_omap_store_enable_poll(struct device *dev,
-	struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf,
-	size_t size)
-{
-	int enable_poll;
-
-	if (sscanf(buf, "%10d", &enable_poll) != 1)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (enable_poll != mmc_omap_enable_poll) {
-		struct mmc_omap_host *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-
-		mmc_omap_enable_poll = enable_poll;
-		if (enable_poll && host->switch_pin >= 0)
-			schedule_work(&host->switch_work);
-	}
-	return size;
-}
-
-static DEVICE_ATTR(enable_poll, 0664,
-		   mmc_omap_show_enable_poll, mmc_omap_store_enable_poll);
-
 static void
 mmc_omap_start_command(struct mmc_omap_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
 {
@@ -495,8 +442,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mmc_omap_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		if (status & OMAP_MMC_STAT_CMD_TOUT) {
 			/* Timeouts are routine with some commands */
 			if (host->cmd) {
-				if (!mmc_omap_cover_is_open(host))
-					dev_err(mmc_dev(host->mmc),
+				dev_err(mmc_dev(host->mmc),
 					"command timeout, CMD %d\n",
 					host->cmd->opcode);
 				host->cmd->error = -ETIMEDOUT;
@@ -544,54 +490,6 @@ static irqreturn_t mmc_omap_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static irqreturn_t mmc_omap_switch_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
-{
-	struct mmc_omap_host *host = (struct mmc_omap_host *) dev_id;
-
-	schedule_work(&host->switch_work);
-
-	return IRQ_HANDLED;
-}
-
-static void mmc_omap_switch_timer(unsigned long arg)
-{
-	struct mmc_omap_host *host = (struct mmc_omap_host *) arg;
-
-	schedule_work(&host->switch_work);
-}
-
-static void mmc_omap_switch_handler(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct mmc_omap_host *host = container_of(work, struct mmc_omap_host, switch_work);
-	struct mmc_card *card;
-	static int complained = 0;
-	int cards = 0, cover_open;
-
-	if (host->switch_pin == -1)
-		return;
-	cover_open = mmc_omap_cover_is_open(host);
-	if (cover_open != host->switch_last_state) {
-		kobject_uevent(&host->dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
-		host->switch_last_state = cover_open;
-	}
-	mmc_detect_change(host->mmc, 0);
-	list_for_each_entry(card, &host->mmc->cards, node) {
-		if (mmc_card_present(card))
-			cards++;
-	}
-	if (mmc_omap_cover_is_open(host)) {
-		if (!complained) {
-			dev_info(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "cover is open\n");
-			complained = 1;
-		}
-		if (mmc_omap_enable_poll)
-			mod_timer(&host->switch_timer, jiffies +
-				msecs_to_jiffies(OMAP_MMC_SWITCH_POLL_DELAY));
-	} else {
-		complained = 0;
-	}
-}
-
 /* Prepare to transfer the next segment of a scatterlist */
 static void
 mmc_omap_prepare_dma(struct mmc_omap_host *host, struct mmc_data *data)
@@ -1057,7 +955,6 @@ static int __init mmc_omap_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * the card detect sensing.
 	 */
 	host->power_pin = minfo->power_pin;
-	host->switch_pin = minfo->switch_pin;
 	host->wp_pin = minfo->wp_pin;
 	host->use_dma = 1;
 	host->dma_ch = -1;
@@ -1102,48 +999,10 @@ static int __init mmc_omap_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	host->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, host);
 
-	if (host->switch_pin >= 0) {
-		INIT_WORK(&host->switch_work, mmc_omap_switch_handler);
-		init_timer(&host->switch_timer);
-		host->switch_timer.function = mmc_omap_switch_timer;
-		host->switch_timer.data = (unsigned long) host;
-		if (omap_request_gpio(host->switch_pin) != 0) {
-			dev_warn(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "Unable to get GPIO pin for MMC cover switch\n");
-			host->switch_pin = -1;
-			goto no_switch;
-		}
-
-		omap_set_gpio_direction(host->switch_pin, 1);
-		ret = request_irq(OMAP_GPIO_IRQ(host->switch_pin),
-				  mmc_omap_switch_irq, IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING, DRIVER_NAME, host);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_warn(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "Unable to get IRQ for MMC cover switch\n");
-			omap_free_gpio(host->switch_pin);
-			host->switch_pin = -1;
-			goto no_switch;
-		}
-		ret = device_create_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_cover_switch);
-		if (ret == 0) {
-			ret = device_create_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_enable_poll);
-			if (ret != 0)
-				device_remove_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_cover_switch);
-		}
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_warn(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "Unable to create sysfs attributes\n");
-			free_irq(OMAP_GPIO_IRQ(host->switch_pin), host);
-			omap_free_gpio(host->switch_pin);
-			host->switch_pin = -1;
-			goto no_switch;
-		}
-		if (mmc_omap_enable_poll && mmc_omap_cover_is_open(host))
-			schedule_work(&host->switch_work);
-	}
-
 	mmc_add_host(mmc);
 
 	return 0;
 
-no_switch:
 	/* FIXME: Free other resources too. */
 	if (host) {
 		if (host->iclk && !IS_ERR(host->iclk))
@@ -1182,15 +1041,6 @@ static int mmc_omap_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	if (host->power_pin >= 0)
 		omap_free_gpio(host->power_pin);
-	if (host->switch_pin >= 0) {
-		device_remove_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_enable_poll);
-		device_remove_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_cover_switch);
-		free_irq(OMAP_GPIO_IRQ(host->switch_pin), host);
-		omap_free_gpio(host->switch_pin);
-		host->switch_pin = -1;
-		del_timer_sync(&host->switch_timer);
-		flush_scheduled_work();
-	}
 	if (host->iclk && !IS_ERR(host->iclk))
 		clk_put(host->iclk);
 	if (host->fclk && !IS_ERR(host->fclk))