diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
index db779732fd2e39285454999556fd58c2d1c632d1..ad31bdff30cc3e057ea3e205f7020879965e0e08 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
@@ -349,12 +349,6 @@ static int tmio_mmc_start_command(struct tmio_mmc_host *host,
 	int c = cmd->opcode;
 	u32 irq_mask = TMIO_MASK_CMD;
 
-	/* CMD12 is handled by hardware */
-	if (cmd->opcode == MMC_STOP_TRANSMISSION && !cmd->arg) {
-		sd_ctrl_write16(host, CTL_STOP_INTERNAL_ACTION, TMIO_STOP_STP);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	switch (mmc_resp_type(cmd)) {
 	case MMC_RSP_NONE: c |= RESP_NONE; break;
 	case MMC_RSP_R1: