* when the cover switch is open */
 #define OMAP_MMC_SWITCH_POLL_DELAY     500
 
-static int mmc_omap_enable_poll = 1;
-
 struct mmc_omap_host {
        int                     initialized;
        int                     suspended;
        short                   power_pin;
        short                   wp_pin;
 
-       int                     switch_pin;
        struct work_struct      switch_work;
        struct timer_list       switch_timer;
        int                     switch_last_state;
 };
 
-static inline int
-mmc_omap_cover_is_open(struct mmc_omap_host *host)
-{
-       if (host->switch_pin < 0)
-               return 0;
-       return omap_get_gpio_datain(host->switch_pin);
-}
-
-static ssize_t
-mmc_omap_show_cover_switch(struct device *dev,
-       struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
-{
-       struct mmc_omap_host *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-
-       return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", mmc_omap_cover_is_open(host) ? "open" :
-                       "closed");
-}
-
-static DEVICE_ATTR(cover_switch, S_IRUGO, mmc_omap_show_cover_switch, NULL);
-
-static ssize_t
-mmc_omap_show_enable_poll(struct device *dev,
-       struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
-{
-       return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", mmc_omap_enable_poll);
-}
-
-static ssize_t
-mmc_omap_store_enable_poll(struct device *dev,
-       struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf,
-       size_t size)
-{
-       int enable_poll;
-
-       if (sscanf(buf, "%10d", &enable_poll) != 1)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
-       if (enable_poll != mmc_omap_enable_poll) {
-               struct mmc_omap_host *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-
-               mmc_omap_enable_poll = enable_poll;
-               if (enable_poll && host->switch_pin >= 0)
-                       schedule_work(&host->switch_work);
-       }
-       return size;
-}
-
-static DEVICE_ATTR(enable_poll, 0664,
-                  mmc_omap_show_enable_poll, mmc_omap_store_enable_poll);
-
 static void
 mmc_omap_start_command(struct mmc_omap_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
 {
                if (status & OMAP_MMC_STAT_CMD_TOUT) {
                        /* Timeouts are routine with some commands */
                        if (host->cmd) {
-                               if (!mmc_omap_cover_is_open(host))
-                                       dev_err(mmc_dev(host->mmc),
+                               dev_err(mmc_dev(host->mmc),
                                        "command timeout, CMD %d\n",
                                        host->cmd->opcode);
                                host->cmd->error = -ETIMEDOUT;
        return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static irqreturn_t mmc_omap_switch_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
-{
-       struct mmc_omap_host *host = (struct mmc_omap_host *) dev_id;
-
-       schedule_work(&host->switch_work);
-
-       return IRQ_HANDLED;
-}
-
-static void mmc_omap_switch_timer(unsigned long arg)
-{
-       struct mmc_omap_host *host = (struct mmc_omap_host *) arg;
-
-       schedule_work(&host->switch_work);
-}
-
-static void mmc_omap_switch_handler(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-       struct mmc_omap_host *host = container_of(work, struct mmc_omap_host, switch_work);
-       struct mmc_card *card;
-       static int complained = 0;
-       int cards = 0, cover_open;
-
-       if (host->switch_pin == -1)
-               return;
-       cover_open = mmc_omap_cover_is_open(host);
-       if (cover_open != host->switch_last_state) {
-               kobject_uevent(&host->dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
-               host->switch_last_state = cover_open;
-       }
-       mmc_detect_change(host->mmc, 0);
-       list_for_each_entry(card, &host->mmc->cards, node) {
-               if (mmc_card_present(card))
-                       cards++;
-       }
-       if (mmc_omap_cover_is_open(host)) {
-               if (!complained) {
-                       dev_info(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "cover is open\n");
-                       complained = 1;
-               }
-               if (mmc_omap_enable_poll)
-                       mod_timer(&host->switch_timer, jiffies +
-                               msecs_to_jiffies(OMAP_MMC_SWITCH_POLL_DELAY));
-       } else {
-               complained = 0;
-       }
-}
-
 /* Prepare to transfer the next segment of a scatterlist */
 static void
 mmc_omap_prepare_dma(struct mmc_omap_host *host, struct mmc_data *data)
         * the card detect sensing.
         */
        host->power_pin = minfo->power_pin;
-       host->switch_pin = minfo->switch_pin;
        host->wp_pin = minfo->wp_pin;
        host->use_dma = 1;
        host->dma_ch = -1;
        host->dev = &pdev->dev;
        platform_set_drvdata(pdev, host);
 
-       if (host->switch_pin >= 0) {
-               INIT_WORK(&host->switch_work, mmc_omap_switch_handler);
-               init_timer(&host->switch_timer);
-               host->switch_timer.function = mmc_omap_switch_timer;
-               host->switch_timer.data = (unsigned long) host;
-               if (omap_request_gpio(host->switch_pin) != 0) {
-                       dev_warn(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "Unable to get GPIO pin for MMC cover switch\n");
-                       host->switch_pin = -1;
-                       goto no_switch;
-               }
-
-               omap_set_gpio_direction(host->switch_pin, 1);
-               ret = request_irq(OMAP_GPIO_IRQ(host->switch_pin),
-                                 mmc_omap_switch_irq, IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING, DRIVER_NAME, host);
-               if (ret) {
-                       dev_warn(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "Unable to get IRQ for MMC cover switch\n");
-                       omap_free_gpio(host->switch_pin);
-                       host->switch_pin = -1;
-                       goto no_switch;
-               }
-               ret = device_create_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_cover_switch);
-               if (ret == 0) {
-                       ret = device_create_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_enable_poll);
-                       if (ret != 0)
-                               device_remove_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_cover_switch);
-               }
-               if (ret) {
-                       dev_warn(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "Unable to create sysfs attributes\n");
-                       free_irq(OMAP_GPIO_IRQ(host->switch_pin), host);
-                       omap_free_gpio(host->switch_pin);
-                       host->switch_pin = -1;
-                       goto no_switch;
-               }
-               if (mmc_omap_enable_poll && mmc_omap_cover_is_open(host))
-                       schedule_work(&host->switch_work);
-       }
-
        mmc_add_host(mmc);
 
        return 0;
 
-no_switch:
        /* FIXME: Free other resources too. */
        if (host) {
                if (host->iclk && !IS_ERR(host->iclk))
 
        if (host->power_pin >= 0)
                omap_free_gpio(host->power_pin);
-       if (host->switch_pin >= 0) {
-               device_remove_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_enable_poll);
-               device_remove_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_cover_switch);
-               free_irq(OMAP_GPIO_IRQ(host->switch_pin), host);
-               omap_free_gpio(host->switch_pin);
-               host->switch_pin = -1;
-               del_timer_sync(&host->switch_timer);
-               flush_scheduled_work();
-       }
        if (host->iclk && !IS_ERR(host->iclk))
                clk_put(host->iclk);
        if (host->fclk && !IS_ERR(host->fclk))