diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
index 23b6c8e8701c..d8486168415a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ MODULE_ALIAS("mmc:block");
 #define MMC_SANITIZE_REQ_TIMEOUT 240000
 #define MMC_EXTRACT_INDEX_FROM_ARG(x) ((x & 0x00FF0000) >> 16)
 
-#define mmc_req_rel_wr(req)	(((req->cmd_flags & REQ_FUA) || \
-				  (req->cmd_flags & REQ_META)) && \
+#define mmc_req_rel_wr(req)	((req->cmd_flags & REQ_FUA) && \
 				  (rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE))
 #define PACKED_CMD_VER	0x01
 #define PACKED_CMD_WR	0x02
@@ -1467,13 +1466,9 @@ static void mmc_blk_rw_rq_prep(struct mmc_queue_req *mqrq,
 
 	/*
 	 * Reliable writes are used to implement Forced Unit Access and
-	 * REQ_META accesses, and are supported only on MMCs.
-	 *
-	 * XXX: this really needs a good explanation of why REQ_META
-	 * is treated special.
+	 * are supported only on MMCs.
 	 */
-	bool do_rel_wr = ((req->cmd_flags & REQ_FUA) ||
-			  (req->cmd_flags & REQ_META)) &&
+	bool do_rel_wr = (req->cmd_flags & REQ_FUA) &&
 		(rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE) &&
 		(md->flags & MMC_BLK_REL_WR);