diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sd_ops.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sd_ops.c
index 0d96080d44b0..63772e7e7608 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sd_ops.c
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ int mmc_wait_for_app_cmd(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_card *card,
 	 * we cannot use the retries field in mmc_command.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0;i <= retries;i++) {
-		memset(&mrq, 0, sizeof(struct mmc_request));
-
 		err = mmc_app_cmd(host, card);
 		if (err) {
 			/* no point in retrying; no APP commands allowed */