diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
index 1b0e61847e73..c6b9f6492e1a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
@@ -581,13 +581,8 @@ static void esdhc_writeb_le(struct sdhci_host *host, u8 val, int reg)
 static unsigned int esdhc_pltfm_get_max_clock(struct sdhci_host *host)
 {
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
-	struct pltfm_imx_data *imx_data = pltfm_host->priv;
-	struct esdhc_platform_data *boarddata = &imx_data->boarddata;
 
-	if (boarddata->f_max && (boarddata->f_max < pltfm_host->clock))
-		return boarddata->f_max;
-	else
-		return pltfm_host->clock;
+	return pltfm_host->clock;
 }
 
 static unsigned int esdhc_pltfm_get_min_clock(struct sdhci_host *host)
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/mmc-esdhc-imx.h b/include/linux/platform_data/mmc-esdhc-imx.h
index 75f70f6ac137..e1571efa3f2b 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/mmc-esdhc-imx.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/mmc-esdhc-imx.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ struct esdhc_platform_data {
 	enum wp_types wp_type;
 	enum cd_types cd_type;
 	int max_bus_width;
-	unsigned int f_max;
 	bool support_vsel;
 	unsigned int delay_line;
 };