diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c
index 7e834fb78f42..c5b01d6bb85d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ struct sdhci_host *sdhci_pltfm_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 				    size_t priv_size)
 {
 	struct sdhci_host *host;
-	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	struct resource *iomem;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -136,13 +135,8 @@ struct sdhci_host *sdhci_pltfm_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	if (resource_size(iomem) < 0x100)
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Invalid iomem size!\n");
 
-	/* Some PCI-based MFD need the parent here */
-	if (pdev->dev.parent != &platform_bus && !np)
-		host = sdhci_alloc_host(pdev->dev.parent,
-			sizeof(struct sdhci_pltfm_host) + priv_size);
-	else
-		host = sdhci_alloc_host(&pdev->dev,
-			sizeof(struct sdhci_pltfm_host) + priv_size);
+	host = sdhci_alloc_host(&pdev->dev,
+		sizeof(struct sdhci_pltfm_host) + priv_size);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(host)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(host);