diff --git a/drivers/mci/mci-core.c b/drivers/mci/mci-core.c
index 9e39cbb..67257bc 100644
--- a/drivers/mci/mci-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mci/mci-core.c
@@ -1819,10 +1819,6 @@
 
 	host->supply = regulator_get(host->hw_dev, "vmmc");
 	if (IS_ERR(host->supply)) {
-		if (host->supply == ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER)) {
-			ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
-			goto err_free;
-		}
 		dev_err(&mci->dev, "Failed to get 'vmmc' regulator.\n");
 		host->supply = NULL;
 	}