diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 5da8515..c731dc4 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <linux/random.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
-#include <linux/wakelock.h>
 
 #include <trace/events/mmc.h>
 
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@
 #define MMC_BKOPS_MAX_TIMEOUT	(4 * 60 * 1000) /* max time to wait in ms */
 
 static struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
-static struct wake_lock mmc_delayed_work_wake_lock;
 static const unsigned freqs[] = { 400000, 300000, 200000, 100000 };
 
 /*
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@
 static int mmc_schedule_delayed_work(struct delayed_work *work,
 				     unsigned long delay)
 {
-	wake_lock(&mmc_delayed_work_wake_lock);
 	return queue_delayed_work(workqueue, work, delay);
 }
 
@@ -2464,7 +2461,6 @@
 	struct mmc_host *host =
 		container_of(work, struct mmc_host, detect.work);
 	int i;
-	bool extend_wakelock = false;
 
 	if (host->trigger_card_event && host->ops->card_event) {
 		host->ops->card_event(host);
@@ -2526,20 +2522,14 @@
 
 	mmc_claim_host(host);
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(freqs); i++) {
-		if (!mmc_rescan_try_freq(host, max(freqs[i], host->f_min))) {
-			extend_wakelock = true;
+		if (!mmc_rescan_try_freq(host, max(freqs[i], host->f_min)))
 			break;
-		}
 		if (freqs[i] <= host->f_min)
 			break;
 	}
 	mmc_release_host(host);
 
  out:
-	if (extend_wakelock)
-		wake_lock_timeout(&mmc_delayed_work_wake_lock, HZ / 2);
-	else
-		wake_unlock(&mmc_delayed_work_wake_lock);
 	if (host->caps & MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL)
 		mmc_schedule_delayed_work(&host->detect, HZ);
 }
@@ -2761,9 +2751,6 @@
 	if (!workqueue)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	wake_lock_init(&mmc_delayed_work_wake_lock, WAKE_LOCK_SUSPEND,
-		       "mmc_delayed_work");
-
 	ret = mmc_register_bus();
 	if (ret)
 		goto destroy_workqueue;
@@ -2784,7 +2771,6 @@
 	mmc_unregister_bus();
 destroy_workqueue:
 	destroy_workqueue(workqueue);
-	wake_lock_destroy(&mmc_delayed_work_wake_lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2795,7 +2781,6 @@
 	mmc_unregister_host_class();
 	mmc_unregister_bus();
 	destroy_workqueue(workqueue);
-	wake_lock_destroy(&mmc_delayed_work_wake_lock);
 }
 
 subsys_initcall(mmc_init);