diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
index 48521376b17e..ab9c780df750 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
@@ -1675,8 +1675,6 @@ static void mmc_blk_data_prep(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct mmc_queue_req *mqrq,
 	}
 
 	mqrq->areq.mrq = &brq->mrq;
-
-	mmc_queue_bounce_pre(mqrq);
 }
 
 static void mmc_blk_rw_rq_prep(struct mmc_queue_req *mqrq,
@@ -1870,7 +1868,6 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *new_req)
 		brq = &mq_rq->brq;
 		old_req = mmc_queue_req_to_req(mq_rq);
 		type = rq_data_dir(old_req) == READ ? MMC_BLK_READ : MMC_BLK_WRITE;
-		mmc_queue_bounce_post(mq_rq);
 
 		switch (status) {
 		case MMC_BLK_SUCCESS:
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/queue.c b/drivers/mmc/core/queue.c
index 3baccbf16f3d..f74f9ef460cc 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/queue.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/queue.c
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #include "core.h"
 #include "card.h"
 
-#define MMC_QUEUE_BOUNCESZ	65536
-
 /*
  * Prepare a MMC request. This just filters out odd stuff.
  */
@@ -150,26 +148,6 @@ static void mmc_queue_setup_discard(struct request_queue *q,
 		queue_flag_set_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_SECERASE, q);
 }
 
-static unsigned int mmc_queue_calc_bouncesz(struct mmc_host *host)
-{
-	unsigned int bouncesz = MMC_QUEUE_BOUNCESZ;
-
-	if (host->max_segs != 1 || (host->caps & MMC_CAP_NO_BOUNCE_BUFF))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (bouncesz > host->max_req_size)
-		bouncesz = host->max_req_size;
-	if (bouncesz > host->max_seg_size)
-		bouncesz = host->max_seg_size;
-	if (bouncesz > host->max_blk_count * 512)
-		bouncesz = host->max_blk_count * 512;
-
-	if (bouncesz <= 512)
-		return 0;
-
-	return bouncesz;
-}
-
 /**
  * mmc_init_request() - initialize the MMC-specific per-request data
  * @q: the request queue
@@ -184,26 +162,9 @@ static int mmc_init_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req,
 	struct mmc_card *card = mq->card;
 	struct mmc_host *host = card->host;
 
-	if (card->bouncesz) {
-		mq_rq->bounce_buf = kmalloc(card->bouncesz, gfp);
-		if (!mq_rq->bounce_buf)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		if (card->bouncesz > 512) {
-			mq_rq->sg = mmc_alloc_sg(1, gfp);
-			if (!mq_rq->sg)
-				return -ENOMEM;
-			mq_rq->bounce_sg = mmc_alloc_sg(card->bouncesz / 512,
-							gfp);
-			if (!mq_rq->bounce_sg)
-				return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-	} else {
-		mq_rq->bounce_buf = NULL;
-		mq_rq->bounce_sg = NULL;
-		mq_rq->sg = mmc_alloc_sg(host->max_segs, gfp);
-		if (!mq_rq->sg)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+	mq_rq->sg = mmc_alloc_sg(host->max_segs, gfp);
+	if (!mq_rq->sg)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -212,13 +173,6 @@ static void mmc_exit_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req)
 {
 	struct mmc_queue_req *mq_rq = req_to_mmc_queue_req(req);
 
-	/* It is OK to kfree(NULL) so this will be smooth */
-	kfree(mq_rq->bounce_sg);
-	mq_rq->bounce_sg = NULL;
-
-	kfree(mq_rq->bounce_buf);
-	mq_rq->bounce_buf = NULL;
-
 	kfree(mq_rq->sg);
 	mq_rq->sg = NULL;
 }
@@ -265,18 +219,11 @@ int mmc_init_queue(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct mmc_card *card,
 	if (mmc_can_erase(card))
 		mmc_queue_setup_discard(mq->queue, card);
 
-	card->bouncesz = mmc_queue_calc_bouncesz(host);
-	if (card->bouncesz) {
-		blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(mq->queue, card->bouncesz / 512);
-		blk_queue_max_segments(mq->queue, card->bouncesz / 512);
-		blk_queue_max_segment_size(mq->queue, card->bouncesz);
-	} else {
-		blk_queue_bounce_limit(mq->queue, limit);
-		blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(mq->queue,
-			min(host->max_blk_count, host->max_req_size / 512));
-		blk_queue_max_segments(mq->queue, host->max_segs);
-		blk_queue_max_segment_size(mq->queue, host->max_seg_size);
-	}
+	blk_queue_bounce_limit(mq->queue, limit);
+	blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(mq->queue,
+		min(host->max_blk_count, host->max_req_size / 512));
+	blk_queue_max_segments(mq->queue, host->max_segs);
+	blk_queue_max_segment_size(mq->queue, host->max_seg_size);
 
 	sema_init(&mq->thread_sem, 1);
 
@@ -365,56 +312,7 @@ void mmc_queue_resume(struct mmc_queue *mq)
  */
 unsigned int mmc_queue_map_sg(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct mmc_queue_req *mqrq)
 {
-	unsigned int sg_len;
-	size_t buflen;
-	struct scatterlist *sg;
 	struct request *req = mmc_queue_req_to_req(mqrq);
-	int i;
-
-	if (!mqrq->bounce_buf)
-		return blk_rq_map_sg(mq->queue, req, mqrq->sg);
-
-	sg_len = blk_rq_map_sg(mq->queue, req, mqrq->bounce_sg);
-
-	mqrq->bounce_sg_len = sg_len;
-
-	buflen = 0;
-	for_each_sg(mqrq->bounce_sg, sg, sg_len, i)
-		buflen += sg->length;
-
-	sg_init_one(mqrq->sg, mqrq->bounce_buf, buflen);
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/*
- * If writing, bounce the data to the buffer before the request
- * is sent to the host driver
- */
-void mmc_queue_bounce_pre(struct mmc_queue_req *mqrq)
-{
-	if (!mqrq->bounce_buf)
-		return;
-
-	if (rq_data_dir(mmc_queue_req_to_req(mqrq)) != WRITE)
-		return;
-
-	sg_copy_to_buffer(mqrq->bounce_sg, mqrq->bounce_sg_len,
-		mqrq->bounce_buf, mqrq->sg[0].length);
-}
-
-/*
- * If reading, bounce the data from the buffer after the request
- * has been handled by the host driver
- */
-void mmc_queue_bounce_post(struct mmc_queue_req *mqrq)
-{
-	if (!mqrq->bounce_buf)
-		return;
-
-	if (rq_data_dir(mmc_queue_req_to_req(mqrq)) != READ)
-		return;
 
-	sg_copy_from_buffer(mqrq->bounce_sg, mqrq->bounce_sg_len,
-		mqrq->bounce_buf, mqrq->sg[0].length);
+	return blk_rq_map_sg(mq->queue, req, mqrq->sg);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/queue.h b/drivers/mmc/core/queue.h
index 7649ed6cbef7..68f68ecd94ea 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/queue.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/queue.h
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ enum mmc_drv_op {
 struct mmc_queue_req {
 	struct mmc_blk_request	brq;
 	struct scatterlist	*sg;
-	char			*bounce_buf;
-	struct scatterlist	*bounce_sg;
-	unsigned int		bounce_sg_len;
 	struct mmc_async_req	areq;
 	enum mmc_drv_op		drv_op;
 	int			drv_op_result;
@@ -83,10 +80,7 @@ extern int mmc_init_queue(struct mmc_queue *, struct mmc_card *, spinlock_t *,
 extern void mmc_cleanup_queue(struct mmc_queue *);
 extern void mmc_queue_suspend(struct mmc_queue *);
 extern void mmc_queue_resume(struct mmc_queue *);
-
 extern unsigned int mmc_queue_map_sg(struct mmc_queue *,
 				     struct mmc_queue_req *);
-extern void mmc_queue_bounce_pre(struct mmc_queue_req *);
-extern void mmc_queue_bounce_post(struct mmc_queue_req *);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/cavium.c b/drivers/mmc/host/cavium.c
index 27fb625cbcf3..fbd29f00fca0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/cavium.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/cavium.c
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ int cvm_mmc_of_slot_probe(struct device *dev, struct cvm_mmc_host *host)
 	 */
 	mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED | MMC_CAP_SD_HIGHSPEED |
 		     MMC_CAP_ERASE | MMC_CAP_CMD23 | MMC_CAP_POWER_OFF_CARD |
-		     MMC_CAP_3_3V_DDR | MMC_CAP_NO_BOUNCE_BUFF;
+		     MMC_CAP_3_3V_DDR;
 
 	if (host->use_sg)
 		mmc->max_segs = 16;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/pxamci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/pxamci.c
index 59ab194cb009..c763b404510f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/pxamci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/pxamci.c
@@ -702,11 +702,7 @@ static int pxamci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pxamci_init_ocr(host);
 
-	/*
-	 * This architecture used to disable bounce buffers through its
-	 * defconfig, now it is done at runtime as a host property.
-	 */
-	mmc->caps = MMC_CAP_NO_BOUNCE_BUFF;
+	mmc->caps = 0;
 	host->cmdat = 0;
 	if (!cpu_is_pxa25x()) {
 		mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA | MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ;
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index f3f2d07feb2a..9a43763a68ad 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ struct mmc_host {
 #define MMC_CAP_UHS_SDR50	(1 << 18)	/* Host supports UHS SDR50 mode */
 #define MMC_CAP_UHS_SDR104	(1 << 19)	/* Host supports UHS SDR104 mode */
 #define MMC_CAP_UHS_DDR50	(1 << 20)	/* Host supports UHS DDR50 mode */
-#define MMC_CAP_NO_BOUNCE_BUFF	(1 << 21)	/* Disable bounce buffers on host */
+/* (1 << 21) is free for reuse */
 #define MMC_CAP_DRIVER_TYPE_A	(1 << 23)	/* Host supports Driver Type A */
 #define MMC_CAP_DRIVER_TYPE_C	(1 << 24)	/* Host supports Driver Type C */
 #define MMC_CAP_DRIVER_TYPE_D	(1 << 25)	/* Host supports Driver Type D */
