diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/files-4.14/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-mmc/Kconfig b/target/linux/ramips/files-4.14/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-mmc/Kconfig
index a58b0f3dc1..d23ed777fe 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/files-4.14/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-mmc/Kconfig
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/files-4.14/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-mmc/Kconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,3 @@ config MTK_MMC_CD_POLL
 	bool "Card Detect with Polling"
 	depends on MTK_MMC
 
-config MTK_MMC_EMMC_8BIT
-	bool "eMMC 8-bit support"
-	depends on MTK_MMC && RALINK_MT7628
-
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/files-4.14/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-mmc/sd.c b/target/linux/ramips/files-4.14/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-mmc/sd.c
index 97ae927d2d..4ced4b6605 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/files-4.14/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-mmc/sd.c
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/files-4.14/drivers/mmc/host/mtk-mmc/sd.c
@@ -2207,27 +2207,15 @@ static int msdc_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret;
 	u32 reg;
 
-	// Set the pins for sdxc to sdxc mode
-	//FIXME: this should be done by pinctl and not by the sd driver
-	if (ralink_soc == MT762X_SOC_MT7620A ||
-	    ralink_soc == MT762X_SOC_MT7621AT) {
-		reg = sdr_read32((void __iomem *)(RALINK_SYSCTL_BASE +
-						  0x60)) & ~(0x3 << 18);
-		if (ralink_soc == MT762X_SOC_MT7620A)
-			reg |= 0x1 << 18;
-	} else {
+	//FIXME: this should be done by pinconf and not by the sd driver
+	if (ralink_soc == MT762X_SOC_MT7688 ||
+	    ralink_soc == MT762X_SOC_MT7628AN) {
+		/* set EPHY pads to digital mode */
 		reg = sdr_read32((void __iomem *)(RALINK_SYSCTL_BASE + 0x3c));
 		reg |= 0x1e << 16;
 		sdr_write32((void __iomem *)(RALINK_SYSCTL_BASE + 0x3c), reg);
-		reg = sdr_read32((void __iomem *)(RALINK_SYSCTL_BASE +
-						  0x60)) & ~(0x3 << 10);
-#if defined(CONFIG_MTK_MMC_EMMC_8BIT)
-		reg |= 0x3 << 26 | 0x3 << 28 | 0x3 << 30;
-#endif
 	}
 
-	sdr_write32((void __iomem *)(RALINK_SYSCTL_BASE + 0x60), reg);
-
 	hw = &msdc0_hw;
 
 	if (of_property_read_bool(pdev->dev.of_node, "mtk,wp-en"))